Saudis Updated Edition
Inside the Desert Kingdom
WW Norton · Print & ebook · October 29, 2002
Sandra Mackey lived in Saudi Arabia for four years, and as far as the authorities knew, she was simply the wife of an American doctor.
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- Who it’s for
- Sandra Mackey’s account pairs firsthand experience with a portrait of Saudi Arabia in transformation.
- Genres
- Middle Eastern Politics, Terrorism & Counterterrorism, Arabian Peninsula History
- Published
- WW Norton, October 29, 2002
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Sandra Mackey lived in Saudi Arabia for four years, and as far as the authorities knew, she was simply the wife of an American doctor. But she saw things and traveled to places rarely viewed by any outsider, let alone a Western woman, and she succeeded in smuggling out a series of crucial articles on Saudi culture and politics.
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The Saudis offers a fascinating portrait of Saudi life, chronicling Mackey's extraordinary travels and experiences and depicting Saudi Arabia's strange metamorphosis from backward desert kingdom to world power. Mackey reveals the chaos of a country in transformation: grappling with modernity, coming to terms with its own wealth, and battling to maintain an influential stance in an altogether new world. This updated edition provides the essential background to the new Saudi crisis as the mother state of international terrorism.
Inside the Kingdom
Sandra Mackey’s account pairs firsthand experience with a portrait of Saudi Arabia in transformation.
Come here for
- An outsider’s view of Saudi life, culture, and politics
- The tensions of a kingdom negotiating wealth and modernity
Expect
- Travel and reporting from places rarely seen by outsiders
- A political and cultural lens on a changing kingdom
Where it sits
| Arabian Peninsula History | 55% |
|---|---|
| Middle Eastern Politics | 47% |
| Terrorism & Counterterrorism | 27% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Politics & Government
- Authors
- Sandra Mackey
- Publisher
- WW Norton
- Published
- October 29, 2002
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Politics & Government