Inside the Kingdom Kings, Clerics, Modernists, Terrorists, and the Struggle for Saudi Arabia

by Lacey, Robert

• ISBN13: 9780143118275
• ISBN10: 0143118277
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-10-05
• Publisher: Penguin Books

Summary

Journalist and bestselling author Lacey provides a modern history of Saudi Arabia, as told in the Saudis' own words, revealing a people attempting to reconcile life under religious law with the demands of a rapidly changing world. bw photo inserts.

Author Biography

Robert Lacey is the author of twenty books, including Majesty, The Year 1000, and the New York Times bestseller The Kingdom. he live sin Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Table of Contents

Preface: Welcome to the Kingdom	p. ix
Map: Saudi Arabia and Its Neighbors	p. xvi
Family Tree: Rulers of the Kingdom	p. xxviii
Note on the Islamic Calendar	p. xx
Kingdom of God
Angry Face	p. 3
The Brothers	p. 14
Siege	p. 24
No Sunni, No Shia	p. 37
Vox Populi, Vox Dei	p. 46
Salafi Soccer	p. 54
Jihad in Afghanistan	p. 62
Special Relationship	p. 68
Dawn Visitors	p. 78
Stars in the Heavens	p. 86
Into Exile	p. 97
The Dove and the East Wind	p. 105
Vacationing Jihadi	p. 114
Kingdom at War
Desert Storm	p. 127
Battle for Al-Khafji	p. 141
Awakening	p. 148
Stopping the Sins	p. 157
In from the Cold	p. 167
Change of Heart	p. 174
Enter the Crown Prince	p. 180
The Students	p. 193
Infinite Reach	p. 204
New Century	p. 214
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