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We are
pleased to bring to your attention new books dealing with US-Saudi
relations and developments in the region. Today we present
information about "Saudi Arabia in the Balance: Political
Economy, Society, Foreign Affairs" -- Paul Aarts, Gerd
Nonneman (Editors).
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Saudi Arabia in
the Balance
Political Economy, Society, Foreign Affairs
Paul Aarts, Gerd Nonneman
(Editors)
London
/ New York: Hurst & Company / New York University Press, 2005
Table
of Contents
'Introduction' -- Paul Aarts & Gerd Nonneman
IDEOLOGY
AND CHANGE
'The
Wahhabi Ulama and the Saudi State, 1745 to the present' -- Guido
Steinberg (Chancellor's Office, Berlin)
'Islamo-Liberal
Politics in Saudi Arabia' -- St�phane Lacroix (Sciences-Po,
Paris)
'The
War of Ideas: Education in Saudi Arabia' -- Michaela Prokop (Asian
Development Bank)
POLITICAL
ECONOMY
'Saudi
Arabia�s Economy: the Challenge of Reform' -- Monica Malik (Dun
& Bradstreet) & Tim Niblock (University of Exeter)
'Segmented Clientelism: The Political Economy of Saudi Economic Reform
Efforts' -- Steffen Hertog (Oxford University)
'Saudi
Arabian Business: From Private Sector to National Bourgeoisie' --
Giacomo Luciani (European University Institute)
REGIME
AND OPPOSITION
'Circles
of Power: Royals and Society in Saudi Arabia' -- Madawi Al-Rasheed
(Kings College London)
'Checks,
Balances and Transformation in the Saudi Political System' -- Iris
Glosemeyer (Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik, Berlin)
Political
Opposition in Saudi Arabia' -- Abdulaziz Sager (Gulf Research
Center, Dubai)
'The
�Cycle of Contention� and the Limits of Terrorism in Saudi
Arabia' -- Roel Meijer (Radboud University, Nijmegen)
EXTERNAL
RELATIONS
'Determinants
and Patterns of Saudi Foreign Policy: �Omnibalancing� and
�Relative Autonomy� in Multiple Environments' -- Gerd Nonneman
'Coping
with Regional Challenges: a Case Study of Crown Prince
Abdullah�s Peace Plan' -- Yossi Kostiner (Tel Aviv University)
'Understanding
US-Saudi Relations' -- Rachel Bronson (Council on Foreign
Relations)
'Events
versus trends: The Role of Energy and Security in Sustaining the
US-Saudi Relationship' -- Paul Aarts
CONCLUSIONS
& OUTLOOK
'A
Triple Nexus: Ideology, Economy, Foreign Policy, and the Outlook
for the Saudi Polity' -- Gerd Nonneman & Paul Aarts
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