Saudi Arabia in the oil era : regime and elites, conflict and collaboration /: regime and elites, conflict and collaboration. (2019)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Mordechai Abir.
• Authors: Abir, Mordechai
• Contents: Preface and Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Ruling Class and Elites in Saudi Arabia -- The Consolidation of the Ruling Class in Saudi Arabia* -- 'The Book and the Sword' — the Ulama and the Sauds -- Modern Education and the Rise of New Elites in Saudi Arabia* -- Modernisation and Struggle for Political Reform -- The Reign of Saud (1953-64): Struggle for Power and Nationalism -- The Reign of Faysal (1964-75): New Elites, Oil and Rapid Development -- Power Struggle, Modernisation and Reaction, 1975-80 -- The Zenith of the New Elites' Power: A False Dawn (1979-83) -- The Reign of King Fahd (1982- ): Economic Crisis and Opposition -- Conclusions
• Publisher Details: Place of publication not identified : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource (247 pages)
• Subjects: 953.805; Saudi Arabia -- Social conditions; Saudi Arabia -- Politics and government
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781000310696; 1000310698
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.