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The Islamic utopia : the illusion of reform in Saudi Arabia /

Will Saudi Arabia join the democratic wave in the Middle East? Despite being surrounded by states experiencing uprisings and revolutions, Saudi Arabia appears to be a "black hole" for democracy in the Middle East - secretive, highly repressive and still propped up by the West. The Islamic...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:JQ1841.A58 2012eb
Autor principal: Hammond, Andrew, 1970- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Pluto Press, 2012.
Temas:
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The religious society
  • Government in the Sharia state
  • The warrior king and his priests
  • Segregated nation
  • The illusion of reform
  • Foreign policy adventurism: Iran and Palestine
  • The Saudi Cordon Sanitaire in Arab media
  • Controlling Mecca: in the House of God.