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Saudi Arabia Today

An Introduction to the Richest Oil Power

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  • © 1978

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  1. Peter Hobday
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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Saudi Arabia today

    • Peter Hobday
    Pages 1-10

  3. The rise of the House of Saud

    • Peter Hobday
    Pages 11-35

  4. The oil wealth of Dahran

    • Peter Hobday
    Pages 36-46

  5. The 140-billion-dollar dream

    • Peter Hobday
    Pages 47-56

  6. The army of the King

    • Peter Hobday
    Pages 57-64

  7. The first family

    • Peter Hobday
    Pages 65-72

  8. The power of the technocrats

    • Peter Hobday
    Pages 73-89

  9. The daughters of Islam

    • Peter Hobday
    Pages 90-98

  10. The problems of being too rich

    • Peter Hobday
    Pages 99-109

  11. The future — if Allah wills it

    • Peter Hobday
    Pages 110-121

  12. Postscript

    • Peter Hobday
    Pages 122-123

  13. Back Matter

    Pages 124-133
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  • Book Title: Saudi Arabia Today

  • Book Subtitle: An Introduction to the Richest Oil Power

  • Authors: Peter Hobday

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-03214-3

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave History Collection, History (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Peter Hobday 1978

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-03216-7Published: 01 January 1978

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-349-03214-3Published: 17 June 1978

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 133

  • Topics: History of the Middle East

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