A Brief History of Saudi Arabia, Third Edition
A Brief History of Saudi Arabia, Third Edition

Author: James Wynbrandt

Publisher: Infobase Holdings, Inc

Published: 2021-05-01

Total Pages: 404

ISBN-13: 1438199546

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A Brief History of Saudi Arabia, Third Edition provides a clear, lively, and comprehensive account of the history of Saudi Arabia from ancient times to the present day. It relates the central events that have shaped the country and details their significance in historical context, touching on all aspects of the history of the country, from political, international, and economic affairs to cultural and social developments. Illustrated with full-color maps and photographs, and accompanied by a chronology, bibliography, and suggested reading, this accessible overview is ideal for the general reader. Coverage includes: Arabia: The Land and Its Pre-Islamic History The Birth of Islam The Islamic Empire and Arabia The Golden Age of Islam The Mamluks, the Ottomans, and the Wahhabi–Al Saud Alliance The First Saudi State Roots of Modern Arabia Unity and Independence Birth of a Kingdom A Path to World Power Oil and Arms The Gulf Crisis and Its Aftermath Challenges and Cautious Reforms At the Center of a Regional Realignment

A History of Saudi Arabia
A History of Saudi Arabia

Author: Madawi al-Rasheed

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2010-04

Total Pages: 343

ISBN-13: 052176128X

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This new edition covers the political, economic and social developments in Saudi Arabia since 9/11 to the present day.

Historical Dictionary of Saudi Arabia
Historical Dictionary of Saudi Arabia

Author: J.E. Peterson

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2020-03-06

Total Pages: 526

ISBN-13: 1538119803

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The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia now has been under the spotlight of Western curiosity for more than 80 years. More than 15% of the world’s total oil reserves lie underneath Saudi Arabia and, in the early 1990s, the kingdom became the world’s largest crude oil producer. Not surprisingly, a world highly dependent on oil regards the desert kingdom as an area of intense strategic concern, as reflected in the coalition of forces assembled on Saudi soil to oust Iraq from Kuwait in 1991. Also, it played a major role in the invasion of Saddam Husayn’s Iraq in 2003 and shares concern with the West over Iran’s nuclear intentions throughout the 21st century. This third edition of Historical Dictionary of Saudi Arabia contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 1,000 cross-referenced entries on important personalities, politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Saudi Arabia.

The History of Saudi Arabia
The History of Saudi Arabia

Author: A M Vasilev

Publisher: Saqi

Published: 2014-05-22

Total Pages: 442

ISBN-13: 0863567797

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How has Saudi Arabia managed to maintain its Arab and Islamic values while at the same time adopting Western technology and a market economy? How have its hereditary leaders, who govern with a mixture of political pragmatism and religious zeal, managed to maintain their power? This comprehensive history of Saudi Arabia from 1745 to the present provides insight into its culture and politics, its powerful oil industry, its relations with its neighbours, and the ongoing influence of the Wahhabi movement. Based on a wealth of Arab, American, British, Western and Eastern European sources, this book will stand as the definitive account of the largest state on the Arabian peninsula.

The Modern Middle East, Third Edition
The Modern Middle East, Third Edition

Author: Mehran Kamrava

Publisher: Univ of California Press

Published: 2013-09-27

Total Pages: 571

ISBN-13: 0520277805

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From the fall of the Ottoman Empire through the Arab Spring, this title offers a classic treatise on the making of the contemporary Middle East remains essential reading for students and general readers who want to gain a better understanding of this diverse region.

The Arab Israeli Dilemma
The Arab Israeli Dilemma

Author: Fred J. Khouri

Publisher: Syracuse University Press

Published: 1985-09

Total Pages: 628

ISBN-13: 9780815623403

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Traces the history of Palestine, discusses the formation of Israel, and describes the attitudes on each side of the Mideast conflict.

Arabs
Arabs

Author: Tim Mackintosh-Smith

Publisher: Yale University Press

Published: 2019-04-30

Total Pages: 681

ISBN-13: 0300180284

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A riveting, comprehensive history of the Arab peoples and tribes that explores the role of language as a cultural touchstone This kaleidoscopic book covers almost 3,000 years of Arab history and shines a light on the footloose Arab peoples and tribes who conquered lands and disseminated their language and culture over vast distances. Tracing this process to the origins of the Arabic language, rather than the advent of Islam, Tim Mackintosh-Smith begins his narrative more than a thousand years before Muhammad and focuses on how Arabic, both spoken and written, has functioned as a vital source of shared cultural identity over the millennia. Mackintosh-Smith reveals how linguistic developments--from pre-Islamic poetry to the growth of script, Muhammad's use of writing, and the later problems of printing Arabic--have helped and hindered the progress of Arab history, and investigates how, even in today's politically fractured post-Arab Spring environment, Arabic itself is still a source of unity and disunity.

History of Medicine
History of Medicine

Author: Jacalyn Duffin

Publisher: University of Toronto Press

Published: 2021-06-29

Total Pages: 555

ISBN-13: 1487539843

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Jacalyn Duffin's History of Medicine is one of the leading texts used to teach the history of the medical profession. Emphasizing broad concepts rather than names and dates, it has also been widely appreciated by general readers for more than twenty years. Based on sound scholarship and meticulous research, History of Medicine incorporates pithy examples from a range of periods and places and is infused with the author’s characteristic wit. The third edition has been completely revised to highlight new scholarship on the past and incorporate significant medical events of the most recent decade – including new technologies, drug shortages, medical assistance in dying, and recent outbreaks of infectious diseases such as Ebola, H1N1, Zika, and COVID-19. The book is organized around themes of scientific and clinical interest, such as anatomy, physiology, pharmacology, surgery, obstetrics, medical education, health-care delivery, and public health. It includes a chapter on how to approach research in medical history, updated with new resources. History of Medicine is sensitive to the power of historical research to inform current health-care practice and enhance cultural understanding.