King Faisal and the Modernisation of Saudi Arabia

List of contents

Introduction -- The Creation of the Saudi State -- The Saudi Monarchy -- Saudi Arabia in the Context of Political Development Theory -- King Faisal and the First Five Year Development Plan -- The Modernisation Process -- The Modernisation of the Saudi Bureaucracy -- Development of the Eastern Province: A Case Study of Al-Hasa Oasis -- The US-Saudi Arabian Joint Commission on Economic Co-Operation -- Social Change and Traditional Islam -- The Practice of Law in Saudi Arabia -- Saudi Mass Media and Society in the Faisal Era -- The Changing Role of Women -- The Islamic Foundations of Saudi Foreign Policy -- King Faisal's World View -- King Faisal and Pan-Islamism -- Saudi Oil Policy During King Faisal's Era -- The Saudi-American Relationship and King Faisal

About the author

Willard A. Beling

Summary

The author does not treat Faisal directly and cites this is not another biography. The reader is invited to view Faisal the “social reformer” dealing with the law, the media, and women's enlarged role in Arabia.

Product details

• Authors: BELING, Willard A. Beling, Beling Willard A.
• Assisted by: Willard A. Beling (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9780367021702
• ISBN: 978-0-367-02170-2
• No. of pages: 254
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Middle Eastern, Middle East, Politics & government, Politics and government