Saudi
Arabia
in Transition: Insights on Social, Political, Economic and Religious Change
ABCD PBi
Saudi
Arabia
in Transition: Insights on Social, Political, Economic and Religious Change
Autor:
Haykel, Bernard
;
Hegghammer, Thomas
;
Lacroix, Stephane
Hegghammer, Thomas
;
Lacroix, Stéphane
;
Haykel, Bernard
Assuntos:
Economics and Finance
;
Humanities and Social Sciences
;
Islam
;
Political science
;
Religions
;
Social change
;
Sociology
Descrição:
Making sense of
Saudi
Arabia
is crucially important today. The kingdom's western province contains the heart of Islam, and it is the United States' closest Arab ally and the largest producer of oil in the world. However, the country is undergoing rapid change: its aged leadership is ceding power to a new generation, and its society, dominated by young people, is restive.
Saudi
Arabia
has long remained closed to foreign scholars, with a select few academics allowed into the kingdom over the past decade. This book presents the fruits of their research as well as those of the most prominent
Saudi
academics in the field. This volume focuses on different sectors of
Saudi
society and examines how the changes of the past few decades have affected each. It reflects new insights and provides the most up-to-date research on the country's social, cultural, economic and political dynamics.
Editor:
Cambridge University Press
Data de criação/publicação:
2015
Formato:
1
Idioma:
Inglês