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A Country Study: Saudi Arabia
Library of Congress Call Number
DS204 .S3115 1993
Saudi Arabia
Foreword
Acknowledgements
Preface
Country Profile
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Profile
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Country
Geography
Society
Economy
Transportation and Communications
Government and Politics
National Security
Introduction
Chapter 1 - Historical Setting
(William Smyth)
The Setting of Saudi Arabia
Pre-Islamic Period
The Early Islamic Period, 622-700
The Middle Ages, 700-1500
The Saud Family and Wahhabi Islam, 1500-1850
19th Century Arabia
The Rise of Abd Al Aziz, 1890-1926
Nation Building: The Rule of Abd Al Aziz, 1926-1953
The Reigns of Saud and Faisal, 1953-75
The Reign of Khalid, 1975-82
The Reign of Fhad, 1982-
Chapter 2 - The Society and Its Environoment
(Eleanor Abdella Doumato)
Geography
External Boundaries
Topography and Natural Regions
The Hijaz and Asir
Najd
Northern Arabia
Eastern Arabia
The Great Deserts
Water Resources
Climate
The Environment and the 1991 Persian Gulf War
Population
Saudis and Non-Saudis
Diversity and Social Stratification
Cultural Homogeneity and Values
Structure of Tribal Groupings
Tribe and Monarchy
Beduin Economy in Tradition and Change
Religion
Early Development of Islam
Tenets of Sunni Islam
Wahhabi Theology
Shia
Islamism in Saudi Arabia
Pilgrimage
Education
Healthy
Urbanization and Development
Chapter 3 - The Economy
(Fareed Mohamedi)
Economic Policy and the Structure of the Economy
Fundamental Factors that Transformed the Economy
Economic Policy Making
Economic Policy During the Oil Boom, 1974-85
Economic Policy after the 1986 Oil-Price Crash
Economic Policy in the 1990s
Five-Year Plans
Changing Structure of the Economy
Labor
Oil and Gas Industry
Brief History
Oil Industry in the 1990s
Structure and Organization
Crude Oil Production and Pricing Policy
Crude Oil Reserves and Production Capacity
Gas Reserves and Production Capacity
Crude Oil Production and Exports
Petroleum Refining Capacity, Production, Consumption, and Exports
Master Gas System
Upstream Development Plans
Downstream Development Plans
Hydrocarbon Sector Transport and Storage Facilities
Non-Oil Industrial Sector
Utilities
Mining and Quarrying
Manufacturing
Transportatoin and Telecommunications
Transportation
Telecommunications
Agriculture
Traditional Agriculture and Pastoral Nomadism
Modern Agriculture
Money and Banking
External Trade and Finance
Foreign Trade
Current Account
Capital Account
Foreign Assets and Liabilities
Chapter 4 - Government and Politics
(Eric Hooglund)
Structure of Government
The King
The Royal Diwan
The Council of Ministers
The Civil Service and Independent Agencies
The Legal System
Local Government
Political Dynamics
The Royal Family
The Ulama
Other Groups
Media
Foreign Policy
Regional Security
Relations with Iraq
Relations with Iran
Relations with the GCC Countries
Relations with Yemen
Relations with Jordan
Relations with the United States
Arab Nationalism
Arab Unity
The Palestinians
The Arab-Israeli Conflict
Islam
Chapter 5. National Security
(Jean R. Tartter)
Historical Role of the Armed Forces
Armed Struggle of the House of Saud
The Ikhwan Movement
World War II and Its Aftermath
Naval Warfare in the Persian Gulf, 1987
Persian Gulf War, 1991
Security Perceptions and Policies
The Military Threat
Collective Security under the Gulf Cooperation Council
Threats to Internal Security
The Armed Forces
Royal Saudi Land Forces
Royal Saudi Air Force
Royal Saudi Air Defense Forces
Royal Saudi Naval Forces
Saudi Arabian National Guard
Training
Personnel and Conditions of Service
Uniforms, Ranks, and Insignia
Military Justice
Defense Expenditures
Foreign Involvement and Influence
Cooperation with the United States
Cooperation with Other Countries
Western Cooperation in Domestic Arms Production
Public Order and the Justice System
Law Enforcement
Criminal Justice System
Crime and Punishment
Prison Conditions
Human Rights
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