TY - BOOK AU - Niblock,Tim TI - Saudi Arabia: power, legitimacy and survival T2 - Contemporary Middle East SN - 0415274192 (hbk.) AV - DS244.63 .N53 2006 U1 - 953.8053 21 PY - 2006/// CY - London, New York PB - Routledge KW - Saudi Arabia KW - Politics and government KW - 20th century KW - Economic conditions KW - Foreign relations KW - Iran KW - 1997- KW - History KW - 1979-1997 N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. [182]-194) and index; Chronology -- Introduction -- State formation -- Faisal and the new polity, 1962-79 -- Redirecting the polity: 1979 to the present -- The challenge of economic reform -- Foreign policy: dilemmas of the alliance with the United States and the challenge of international terrorism -- Conclusion: Crisis, reform and stability -- Glossary ER -