Author: John A. ShawPublisher: Greenwood Publishing Group
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
Saudi Arabian Modernization
Author: John A. ShawPublisher: Greenwood Publishing Group
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
King Faisal And The Modernisation Of Saudi Arabia
Author: Willard A. BelingPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 0429728050
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
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 in
Saudi Arabian Modernization
Author: John A. ShawModernization of the Arab World
Author: Jack Howell ThompsonPublisher: Princeton, N.J. : Van Nostrand
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
Wahhābī Islam Facing the Challenges of Modernity
Author: Muhammad Al-AtawnehPublisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004185704
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 229
Book Description
This book examines Dār al-Iftā, the official Saudi religious establishment for issuing fatwas, between 1971 and 1999. Specifically, it explores the challenges that this scholarly body encountered when applying Wahhābī interpretations of the Shari'a to late twentieth-century modernity.
Modern Saudi Arabia
Author: Valerie AnishchenkovaPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1440857059
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 383
Book Description
This thematic encyclopedia examines contemporary and historical Saudi Arabia, with entries that fall under such themes as geography, history, government and politics, religion and thought, food, etiquette, media, and much more. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, known for its petroleum reserves and leadership role in the Middle East, is explored in this latest addition to the Understanding Modern Nations series. Organized into thematic chapters, Modern Saudi Arabia covers both history and contemporary daily life. Chapter topics include: Geography; History; Government and Politics; Economy; Religion and Thought; Social Classes and Ethnicity; Gender, Marriage, and Sexuality; Education; Language; Etiquette; Literature and Drama; Art and Architecture; Music and Dance; Food; Leisure and Sports; and Media and Popular Culture. Each chapter contains an overview of the topic and alphabetized entries on examples of each theme. A detailed historical timeline spans from prehistoric times to the present. Special appendices are also included, offering profiles of a typical day in the life of representative members of Saudi society, a glossary, key facts and figures about Saudi Arabia, and a holiday chart. This volume will be useful for readers looking for specific topical information and for those who want to read entire chapters to gain a deeper perspective on aspects of modern Saudi Arabia.
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Author: Saudi Arabia. Wizārat al-IʻlāmPublisher:
ISBN: 9789960430195
Category : Saudi Arabia
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
Political Modernization in the Gulf
Author: Shahid Jamal AnsariPublisher: Northern Book Centre
ISBN: 9788172110888
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
The entire Gulf is passing through a transitional phase. The member-states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) are witnessing change in varying degrees. The change has become too evident from the 1960s. It was oil, more than any other factor, which was responsible for a rapid transition. Control over oil production and marketing have led to the strengthening of governmental role as owner and distributor of oil income. The regions tribal society is being transformed into a modern society. Political modernization is a recent phenomenon if the nature and extent of structural and informal transformations are taken into account. Three broadly defined phases of political change can be discerned in the Arabian Peninsula: the traditional, the neo-traditional, and the modernizing or post-traditional. The modernizing phase was initiated by radical policies of socio-economic development, including the necessary restructuring of replacement of regimes and a redefinition or expansion of the scope and role of the state. However, the pace and direction of change is not clear enough. The coming few decades are crucial in this regard.
In Doubt for the Monarchy: Autocratic Modernization in Saudi-Arabia
Author: Iris WurmThe Making of a Modern Kingdom
Author: Ann JordanPublisher:
ISBN: 9781577667025
Category : Economic development
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The anthropological context -- The geography and history of Saudi Arabia -- Traditional culture of Saudi Arabia -- The process of modernization and continued economic development -- The tertiary care hospital of Saudi Arabia : a case study of the modernization process at work -- Rapid rate of change -- Experiencing life in the modern kingdom -- Saudi Arabia in the global spotlight -- Essential concepts for reflection.