The Battle for Saudi Arabia: Royalty, Fundamentalism, and Global Power

the battle for saudi arabia: royalty, fundamentalism, and global power

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The Battle for Saudi Arabia: Royalty, Fundamentalism, and Global Power

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Saudi Arabia is an enigma to most Americans. The country is home to Islam's holiest sites and the world's largest proven oil reserves. A strategic partner to the U.S. in the Middle East, Saudi Arabia is also the homeland of Osama bin Laden, and -fifteen of the nineteen hijackers who attacked the United States on Septem-ber 11, 2001. Although officially considered a "moderate" Islamic state by the U.S., Saudia Arabia enforces the same state religious ideology as did the Taliban.

In Saudi Arabia & the U.S., Arab American scholar As`ad AbuKhalil examines Saudi society, its history, religion, and ethnic tribalism, and the shared interests, tensions, and con-tradictions inherent in U.S.-Saudi relations.

As`ad AbuKhalil is the author of Bin Laden, Islam, and America's New "War on Terrorism."

The Battle for Saudi Arabia: Royalty, Fundamentalism, and Global Power,As`ad AbuKhalil,Asad Abukhalil,Seven Stories Press,1583226109,General,History,History: American,Politics / Current Events,United States - 20th Century,American history: from c 1900 -,History / United States / 20th Century,International relations,North America,Saudi Arabia,USA

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