Inside the Kingdom, Robert Lacey
Inside the Kingdom, Robert Lacey
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Inside the Kingdom
Kings, Clerics, Modernists, Terrorists, and the Struggle for Saudi Arabia

Author: Robert Lacey

Narrator: Stephen Hoye

Unabridged: 13 hr 32 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 11/04/2009


Synopsis

Saudi Arabia is a country defined by paradox. It is a modern state driven by contemporary technology and possessed of vast oil deposits, yet its powerful religious establishment would have its customs and practices rolled back a thousand years to match those of the prophet Muhammad.

With Inside the Kingdom, journalist and bestselling author Robert Lacey has given us one of the most penetrating and insightful looks at Saudi Arabia ever produced. While living for years among the nation's princes and paupers, its clerics and progressives, Lacey endeavored to find out how the consequences of the 1970s oil boom produced a society at war with itself.

Filled with stories that trace a path through the Persian Gulf War and the events of 9/11 to the oil-market convulsions of today, Inside the Kingdom gives us a modern history of the Saudis in their own words, revealing a people attempting to reconcile life under religious law with the demands of a rapidly changing world. Their struggle will have powerful reverberations around the globe, and this rich work provides a penetrating look at a country no one can afford to ignore.

About Robert Lacey

Robert Lacey is a British historian noted for his original research, which gets him close to-and often living alongside-his subjects. He is the author of twenty books, including Majesty, The Year 1000, and the New York Times bestseller The Kingdom. He is currently living in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Sue on July 31, 2011

Well, what an excellent book and so important at this time in history. While the major focus of Inside the Kingdom is the history of Saudia Arabia and it's interactions with the world from the mid 1970s forward, history of the founding of the house of Saud is provided. This was enough for an uninfor......more