The Paradoxical Kingdom: Saudi Arabia and the Momentum of Reform

Daryl Champion

Paper, 320 pages,
ISBN: 978-0-231-12815-5
$23.00 / £13.50

April, 2003
Cloth, 320 pages,
ISBN: 978-0-231-12814-8
$77.50

1. The Founding of Modern Saudi Arabia: State and Society

2. The Oil Boom and Modernisation:

3. The Rise of Asabiyya Capitalism and Social Stress

4. The Restructuring of a State: The Challenges of Economic Reform and Socioeconomic Change in the Era of Globalisation

5. Instability within Stability: Domestic Political Opposition and Regime

Related Subjects

• History
• Islam

About the Author

Daryl Champion has been studying Middle Eastern history, society, and politics for almost two decades. He holds a Ph.D in political science and international relations from The Australian National University (ANU) and is a former research scholar at the Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies at the ANU.

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