Historical Dictionary of Saudi Arabia

This third edition of Historical Dictionary of Saudi Arabia contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 1,000 cross-referenced entries on important personalities, politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture.

List of contents

Editor's Foreword Jon Woronoff
Acknowledgements
Reader's Note
Acronyms and Abbreviations
Maps
Chronology
Introduction
THE DICTIONARY
Appendix A: Rulers in the Al Sa'ud Dynasty
Appendix B: The Al Sa'ud: Relationship of Cadet Branches
Appendix C: Prominent Descendants of Imam 'Abd Al-Rahman bin Faysal
Appendix D: Prominent Descendants of King 'Abd Al-'Aziz bin 'Abd Al-Rahman
Appendix E: Al-Hashimi Sharifs of Makkah and Their Descendants
Appendix F: The Cabinet
Appendix G: The Basic Law of Saudi Arabia
Appendix H: Statistical Tables
Bibliography
About the Author

About the author

By J.E. Peterson

Summary

This third edition of Historical Dictionary of Saudi Arabia contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 1,000 cross-referenced entries on important personalities, politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture.

Product details

• Authors: J. E. Peterson, J.e. Peterson
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9781538119792
• ISBN: 978-1-5381-1979-2
• No. of pages: 524
• Series: Historical Dictionaries of Asia, Oceania, and the Middle East; Historical Dictionaries of Asi
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; HISTORY / General, HISTORY / Middle East / General, REFERENCE / Dictionaries, Saudi Arabia, Middle Eastern history, Dictionaries