Saudi Arabia : a country study /
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| Format: | Government Document Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Washington, D.C. :
Federal Research Division : For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O.,
1993.
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| Edition: | 5th edition. |
| Series: | Area handbook series.
DA pam ; 550-51. World constitutions illustrated. |
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| Online Access: | CONNECT |
Table of Contents:
- The setting of Saudi Arabia
- The pre-Islamic period
- The early Islamic period, 622-700
- The Middle Ages, 700-1500 ; The Al Saud and Wahhabi Islam, 1500-1818
- Nineteenth-century Arabia
- The rise of Abd Al Aziz, 1890-1926
- Nation building: the rule of Abd Al Aziz, 1926-53
- The reigns of Saud and Faisal, 1953-75
- The reign of Khalid, 1975-82
- The reign of Fahd, 1982-
- Geography. External boundaries ; Topography and natural regions ; Climate ; The environment and the 1991 Persian Gulf War
- Population. Saudis and non-Saudis ; Diversity and social stratification ; Cultural homogeneity and values ; Structure of tribal groupings ; Tribe and monarchy ; Beduin economy in tradition and change
- Religion. Early development of Islam ; Tenets of Islam ; Wahhabi theology ; Islamism in Saudi Arabia ; Pilgrimage
- Education
- Health
- Urbanization and development
- Economic policy and the structure of the economy. Fundamental factors that transformed the economy ; Economic policy making ; Five-year plans ; Changing structure of the economy
- Labor
- Oil and gas industry. Brief history ; Oil industry in the 1990s
- Non-oil industrial sector. Utilities ; Mining and quarrying ; Manufacturing
- Transportation and telecommunications
- Agriculture. Traditional agriculture and pastoral nomadism ; Modern agriculture
- Money and banking
- External trade and finance. Foreign trade ; Current account ; Capital account ; Foreign assets and liabilities
- Structure of government. The king ; The Royal Diwan ; The Council of Ministers ; The Civil Service and independent agencies ; The legal system ; Local government
- Political dynamics. The royal family ; The Ulama ; Other groups
- Media
- Foreign policy. Regional security ; Relations with the United States ; Arab nationalism ; Islam
- Historical role of the armed forces. Armed struggle of the House of Saud ; The Ikhwan movement ; World War II and its aftermath ; Naval warfare in the Persian Gulf, 1987 ; Persian Gulf War, 1991
- Security perceptions and policies. The military threat ; Collective security under the Gulf Cooperation Council
- Threats to internal security
- The armed forces. Royal Saudi land forces ; Royal Saudi air force ; Royal Saudi air defense forces ; Royal Saudi naval forces ; Saudi Arabian national guard ; Training ; Personnel and conditions of service ; Uniforms, ranks, and insignia ; Military justice
- Defense expenditures
- Foreign involvement and the justice system. Law enforcement ; Criminal justice system ; Crime and punishment ; Prison conditions ; Human rights.
- Historical setting / William Smyth
- The society and its environment / Eleanor Abdella Doumato
- The economy / Fareed Mohamedi
- Government and politics / Eric Hooglund
- National security / Jean R. Tartter.
