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    A brief history of Saudi Arabia / James Wynbrandt ; foreword by Fawaz A. Gerges.

    By: Wynbrandt, JamesMaterial type: TextTextSeries: World history (Checkmark Books): Publisher: New York : Checkmark Books, c2010Edition: 2nd edDescription: xix, 364 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN: 9780816082506 (pbk.); 0816082502 (pbk.)Subject(s): Saudi Arabia -- HistoryDDC classification: 953.8
    Contents:
    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.
    Summary: 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.
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    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.

    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.

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