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18 of 22 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Fresh Perspective on Nation/State building
The Saud family is the monarchy, which is the state, of Saudi Arabia. This book shows how that state of affairs came to be. I found the material on the 1930s especially illuminating, because it provides us with a picture of the Saud family, and to a degree a picture of Arabia, before the rest of the world came to appreciate the strategic significance of...
Published on July 21, 2005 by Jamesian
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1 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Interesting Read
Learned a bit about real history of how Saudi came to be a Kingdom. Didn't change my opinion of the royal family at all. Pictures were nice addition.
Published 10 months ago by Cricket
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18 of 22 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Fresh Perspective on Nation/State building,
By Jamesian "pragma" (Connecticut USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: A History of Saudi Arabia (Paperback)
The Saud family is the monarchy, which is the state, of Saudi Arabia. This book shows how that state of affairs came to be.
I found the material on the 1930s especially illuminating, because it provides us with a picture of the Saud family, and to a degree a picture of Arabia, before the rest of the world came to appreciate the strategic significance of petroleum, and before the Second World War made all national boundaries something up for negotiation and renegotiation. We're also treated to an illuminating dicussion of when marriages (and by extension polygamy) is, and when it isn't, a valuable tool for the forging of political alliances. This is an analytical take on a subject usually rushed through with cliches.
1 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Interesting Read,
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This review is from: A History of Saudi Arabia (Paperback)
Learned a bit about real history of how Saudi came to be a Kingdom. Didn't change my opinion of the royal family at all. Pictures were nice addition.
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A History of Saudi Arabia by Madawi Al-Rasheed (Paperback - August 12, 2002)
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