Book Note

Saudi Arabia in the Balance
Political Economy, Society, Foreign Affairs
Paul Aarts, Gerd Nonneman (Editors)

Editor's Note:

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).

Please post your comments about this book on the SUSRIS Discussion Forum (Click here)

>>

Amazon (UK) Listing

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

>>

[ Click here to talk about this book on the SUSRIS Discussion Forum ]

[ Click here for more information and to order ]

[ More about Gerd Nonneman ]

[ More about Paul Aarts ]

>>

SUSRIS provides listings for books on US-Saudi relations and developments in the region as a service to email list subscribers and Web site visitors. The views expressed in the books and promotional materials are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Saudi-US Relations Information Service.

SUSRIS is a member of the Amazon.com affiliate program and benefits from purchases made as a result of linking to Amazon.com from SUSRIS links.