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| #1589502 in Books | Zed Books | 2005-05-01 | 2005-07-14 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 8.50 x.80 x5.44l,.76 | File type: PDF | 272 pages | ||13 of 15 people found the following review helpful.| Excellent Counter to "Conventional Wisdom"|By J. Burgess|For anyone interested in Saudi Arabia from the inside, this is a good place to start. Pascal Menoret arrived in Saudi Arabia shortly before 9/11. A member of the French Embassy staff, he was assigned as a teacher of French language courses. This book results from his conversations with his students and families--as well||
"This carefully researched, analytical study of Saudi Arabia during the past century provides a much-needed examination of the country that provides Americans with much of its oil." --J.W. Walt, Choice
Despite speculation about Saudi interests and loyalties that have been directed at the country since 9/11, Arabia remains the key US ally in the Arab Middle East. Ménoret debunks the facile notions about Saudi society, and focuses our attention on present political and economic realities that cannot be reduced to essentialist "tribalist" ideas. Ménoret illustrates the emerging autonomous--and Islamic--manifestations of Saudi national identity, fiercely...
You can specify the type of files you want, for your gadget.The Saudi Enigma: A History | Pascal Ménoret. I really enjoyed this book and have already told so many people about it!
