King Faisal And The Modernisation Of Saudi Arabia

Willard A. Beling

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Routledge
18 April 2019

Regional studies

The late King Faisal bin Abdul Aziz was born in Riyadh in 1905/6, several years after his father Abdulaziz Ibn Saud had recaptured it from Ibn Rashid. In 1964 he became king of Saudi Arabia, famous for harbouring twenty five percent of the world's oil reserves and hailed as the most powerful Arab ruler in centuries.

In 1975, his nephew shot him i

By: Willard A. Beling
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 135mm,
Weight: 453g
ISBN: 9780367021702
ISBN 10: 0367021706
Pages: 254
Publication Date: 18 April 2019
Audience: College/higher education , General/trade , Primary , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction -- The Creation of the Saudi State -- The Saudi Monarchy -- Saudi Arabia in the Context of Political Development Theory -- King Faisal and the First Five Year Development Plan -- The Modernisation Process -- The Modernisation of the Saudi Bureaucracy -- Development of the Eastern Province: A Case Study of Al-Hasa Oasis -- The US-Saudi Arabian Joint Commission on Economic Co-Operation -- Social Change and Traditional Islam -- The Practice of Law in Saudi Arabia -- Saudi Mass Media and Society in the Faisal Era -- The Changing Role of Women -- The Islamic Foundations of Saudi Foreign Policy -- King Faisal's World View -- King Faisal and Pan-Islamism -- Saudi Oil Policy During King Faisal's Era -- The Saudi-American Relationship and King Faisal

Willard A. Beling