The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
著者
書誌事項
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
University Press of Florida, c1997
- : cloth
- : paper
大学図書館所蔵 全8件
注記
Includes bibliographical references (p. [141]-144) and index
内容説明・目次
- 巻冊次
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: cloth ISBN 9780813014715
内容説明
David Long's portrait of Saudi Arabia depicts the kingdom as one of the least understood countries in the world. This survey encompasses the many facets of Saudi life - the land and people, their religion and culture, the country's history, politics, economics and foreign policy. Drawing upon extensive firsthand experience of the kingdom, Long depicts the often contradictory impulses of a country committed both to modernization and to the values of a traditional society. Alongside his discussion of oil and the Saudi economy, for example, is a chapter on the annual Hajj, or pilgrimage, to Makkah. Additional chapters explore the intricacies of the Saudi monarchy, the potential threat of Islamic fundamentalist revolutionaries, and the enormous impact of runaway population growth. Perhaps more significantly, Long attempts to see things from a Saudi point of view. Neither a polemicist nor an apologist, he explores his fascination with the kingdom of Saudi Arabia - its successes and foibles, and most of all, its resiliency in response to the pressures of modernization and social change.
- 巻冊次
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: paper ISBN 9780813014739
内容説明
This portait of Saudi Arabia discusses the people, their religion, culture, history, politics, economics and foreign policy, and depicts the often contradictory impulses of a country committed to both modernization and to the values of a traditional society.
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