A brief history of Saudi Arabia / James Wynbrandt ; foreword by Fawaz A. Gerges.
Publisher: Boston, Massachusetts : Credo Reference, 2019Edition: Second edition; [Enhanced Credo edition]Description: 1 online resource (29 entries) : 73 images ; digital filesContent type:- still image
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- 9781787852846
- 953.8 22
- DS204.25 .W96 2010
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Includes bibliographical references.
List of illustrations -- List of maps -- List of charts -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Note on photos -- Note on Arabic transliteration and spelling -- Introduction -- 1. Arabia: the land and its pre-Islamic history -- 2. The birth of Islam (571-632) -- 3. The Islamic Empire and Arabia (632-1258) -- 4. The golden age of Islam (ca. 750-1258) -- 5. The Mamluks, the Ottomans, and the Wahhabi-Al Saud alliance (1258-1745) -- 6. The first Saudi State (1745-1818) -- 7. Roots of modern Arabia (1818-1891) -- 8. Unity and independence (1891-1932) -- 9. Birth of a kingdom (1932-1953) -- 10. A path to world power (1953-1973) -- 11. Oil and arms (1973-1990) -- 12. The Gulf crisis and its aftermath (1990-2001) -- 13. The challenges ahead -- Appendixes: 1. Glossary; 2. Basic facts about Saudi Arabia; 3. Chronology; 4. Bibliography; 5. Suggested reading.
From Saudi Arabia's pre-Islamic history to the events of today, A Brief History of Saudi Arabia, Second Edition offers a balanced, informative perspective on the country's long history.