On Saudi Arabia
Its People, Past, Religion, Fault Lines--and Future
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group · Print & ebook · June 4, 2013
With over thirty years of experience writing about Saudi Arabia, Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter and former publisher of The Wall Street Journal Karen Elliott House has an unprecedented knowledge of life inside this shrouded kingdom.
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- Who it’s for
- A layered account of Saudi life, its tensions, and uncertain future.
- Genres
- Middle Eastern Politics, Islam - General, Terrorism & Counterterrorism
- Published
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, June 4, 2013
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With over thirty years of experience writing about Saudi Arabia, Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter and former publisher of The Wall Street Journal Karen Elliott House has an unprecedented knowledge of life inside this shrouded kingdom.
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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.
Inside the Fault Lines
A layered account of Saudi life, its tensions, and uncertain future.
Come here for
- Reporting shaped by decades of attention to Saudi Arabia.
- People, religion, and political pressures in close view.
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- A mix of anecdotes, observation, analysis, and interviews.
- Contradictions without an easy reading.
Where it sits
| Middle Eastern Politics | 89% |
|---|---|
| Terrorism & Counterterrorism | 32% |
| Islam - General | 29% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Middle Eastern History
- Middle Eastern Politics
- How Cultures Work
- Authors
- Karen Elliott House
- Publisher
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
- Published
- June 4, 2013
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Middle Eastern History