Book Detail
Title Islamic utopia : the illusion of reform in Saudi Arabia
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Author(s)
Call No 953.8 HAM
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ISBN
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Publisher Name Pluto Press
Publishing Year 2012
Edition 1st
Pages 269
Price 17.99 AED
Text Language English
Available Yes, Accessions:[ 44241 ]
Description Will Saudi Arabia join the democratic wave in the Middle East? Despite being surrounded by states experiencing uprisings and revolutions, Saudi Arabia appears to be a "black hole" for democracy in the Middle East - secretive, highly repressive and still propped up by the West. The Islamic Utopia uses a range of sources including first-hand reporting and recently released WikiLeaks documents to examine Saudi Arabia in the decade after the 9/11 attacks, when King Abdullah's "reform" agenda took ce
Keywords Saudi Arabia-Islam and state; Saudi Arabia-Politics and government-1982; Saudi Arabia-Foreign relations