TY  - BOOK
AU  - Ruthven,Malise
TI  - Unholy kingdom: religion, corruption and violence in Saudi Arabia 
SN  - 9781839760105
U1  - 953.8054 23/2025
PY  - 2025///
CY  - London, New York
PB  - Verso
KW  - Āl Saʻūd, Muḥammad bin Salmān bin ʻAbd al-ʻAzīz,
KW  - Āl Saʻūd, House of.
KW  - State crimes
KW  - Saudi Arabia
KW  - Islam and state
KW  - Wahhābīyah
KW  - History
KW  - 1932-
KW  - Politics and government
KW  - Informational works
KW  - lcgft
KW  - Biographies
N1  - 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
N2  - "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"--
ER  -