Saudi Arabia: Society, Government and the

Oil wealth facilitated Saudi Arabia's rapid modernization. Yet the resulting social changes produced tension in the kingdom between religious and state leaders, as well as between these two groups and the new elites. The Kuwait-Iraq crisis demonstrated both Saudi regional weakness and its importance to the U.S.-led West. It also increased the religious and socio-political tensions in the kingdom which threaten its stability. This work examines the contemporary tensions which form today's Saudi society and directs its path to the future.

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Preface and acknowledgements
Abbreviations
Introduction
Ruling class and elites in Saudi Arabia
The Consolidation of the Ruling Class	p. 3
Modern Education and the Rise of New Elites	p. 15
Modernisation and struggle for political reform
The Reign of Saud (1953-64): Struggle for Power and Nationalism	p. 27
The Reign of Faysal (1964-75): New Elites, Oil and Rapid Development	p. 51
Power Struggle, Modernisation and Reaction (1975-80)	p. 69
The Zenith of the New Elites' Power: A False Dawn (1979-83)	p. 90
The Reign of King Fahd: Economic Crisis and Opposition (1982-7)	p. 98
Crises in the Gulf
Saudi Arabia and the Iran-Iraq War	p. 125
Prelude to the Iraq-Kuwait Crisis	p. 147
Saudi Arabia and the War With Iraq	p. 172
Demands for Socio-Political Change in the Post-War Era	p. 186
Oil and Gulf Security	p. 204
Conclusion	p. 215
Notes	p. 226
Bibliography	p. 252
Glossary	p. 259
Index	p. 261
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Saudi Arabia: Society, Government and the Gulf Crisis

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