Unholy kingdom : religion, corruption and violence in Saudi Arabia / Malise Ruthven.
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TextPublisher: London ; New York : Verso, 2025Copyright date: ©2025Edition: Updated English-language editionDescription: 368 pages : illustrations, maps, genealogical tables ; 25 cmContent type: - text
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- Religion, corruption and violence in Saudi Arabia
- 953.8054 23/2025
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Includes bibliographical references (pages [336]-354) and index.
1. Murder in Istanbul -- 2. The Wahhabi Mission -- 3. Ibn Saud: Founder of a Kingdom -- 4. Petroleum and Patriarchy -- 5. Managing the Ulama and Mismanaging the Hajj -- 6. Conflicting Currents -- 7. A Sectariam Outreach -- 8. Arms and Benefits -- 9. Family Values -- 10. Terraforming Arabia.
"Malise Ruthven, a leading commentator on Islamic affairs, reconstructs the nation's history. He shows how the royal house co-opted Wahhabism to consolidate its power and enforce authoritarianism in collusion with Western businesses and governments. Unholy Kingdom looks to the nation's future in the hands of Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman, who touts the country's liberalisation while aggressively imposing his will upon the region"--