
On Saudi Arabia: Its People, Past, Religion, Fault Lines—and Future
Karen Elliott House
On Saudi Arabia: Its People, Past, Religion, Fault Lines—and Future
Karen Elliott House
Karen Elliott House won the Pulitzer Prize and was a former publisher of The Wall Street Journal. With over thirty years of experience writing about Saudi Arabia, House has an unprecedented knowledge of life inside this shrouded kingdom. Through anecdotes, observation, analysis, and extensive interviews, she navigates the maze in which Saudi citizens find themselves trapped and reveals the sometimes contradictory nature of the nation that is simultaneously a final bulwark against revolution in the Middle East and a wellspring of Islamic terrorists. Saudi Arabia finds itself threatened by fissures and forces on all sides, and On Saudi Arabia explores in depth what this portends for the country's future—and our own.
Buy this book at AmazonAd- Publisher
- Vintage
- Year
- 2013
- ISBN-13
- 9780307473288
- Genre
- Politics & Current Affairs
- Topics
- Saudi Arabia society and politicsIslam and terrorismMiddle East geopolitics
Awards
- Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Current InterestShortlisted(2012)
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