Saudi Arabia : a modern history / David Commins.
| Author/creator | Commins, David Dean author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | New Haven ; London : Yale University Press, [2025] |
| Copyright Date | ©2025 |
| Description | ix, 372 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction -- 1. Old Najd -- 2. The Diriyya emirate : a sectarian empire, 1744-1818 -- 3. The Riyadh emirate : a sectarian enclave, 1821-91 -- 4. The opening of Najd, 1902-32 -- 5. Petroleum and its discontents, 1932-53 -- 6. The age of revolutionary Arab nationalism, 1953-70 -- 7. The oil boom and rapid development, 1970-90 -- 8. The Kuwait crisis and political mobilization, 1990-2000 -- 9. In the midst of regional unraveling, 2001-15 -- 10. Striving for transformation, since 2015 -- Epilogue -- Timeline. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 347-351) and index. |
| ISBN | 9780300258059 |
| ISBN | 0300258054 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | (electronic book) |
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