TY  - BOOK
AU  - Wynbrandt,James
TI  - A brief history of Saudi Arabia
T2  - World history
SN  - 9780816082506 (pbk.)
U1  - 953.8 
PY  - 2010///
CY  - New York
PB  - Checkmark Books
KW  - Saudi Arabia
KW  - History
N1  - Includes bibliographical reference (p. 335-345) and index; Arabia: The land and its pre-Islamic history -- The birth of Islam (571-632) -- The Islamic Empire and Arabia (632-1258) -- The golden age of Islam (c. 750-1258) -- The Mamluks, Ottomans, and the Wahhabi-Al Saud alliance (1258-1745) -- The first Saudi state (1745-1818) -- Roots of modern Arabia (1818-1891) -- Unity and independence (1891-1932) -- Birth of a kingdom (1932-1953) -- A path to world power (1953-1973) -- Oil and arms (1973-1990) -- The Gulf crisis and its aftermath (1990-2001) -- The challenges ahead
N2  - Examines the history of Saudi Arabia from its pre-Islamic origins to the early twenty-first century, shedding light on the politics, economy, and culture of the modern nation
ER  -