The Islamic utopia the illusion of reform in Saudi Arabia
The religious societyGovernment in the Sharia state -- The warrior king and his priests -- Segregated nation -- The illusion of reform -- Foreign policy adventurism: Iran and Palestine -- The Saudi Cordon Sanitaire in Arab media -- Controlling Mecca: in the House of God.
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| Sprache: | eng |
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Pluto Press
2012
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | The religious societyGovernment in the Sharia state -- The warrior king and his priests -- Segregated nation -- The illusion of reform -- Foreign policy adventurism: Iran and Palestine -- The Saudi Cordon Sanitaire in Arab media -- Controlling Mecca: in the House of God. The religious society --. - Government in the Sharia state --. - The warrior king and his priests --. - Segregated nation --. - The illusion of reform --. - Foreign policy adventurism: Iran and Palestine --. - The Saudi Cordon Sanitaire in Arab media --. - Controlling Mecca: in the House of God. Will Saudi Arabia join the democratic wave in the Middle East? Despite being surrounded by states experiencing uprisings and revolutions, Saudi Arabia appears to be a "black hole" for democracy in the Middle East - secretive, highly repressive and still propped up by the West. The Islamic Utopia uses a range of sources including first-hand reporting and recently released WikiLeaks documents to examine Saudi Arabia in the decade after the 9/11 attacks, when King Abdullah's "reform" agenda took center state in public debate. It considers Saudi claims of "exemption" from the democratic demands of the Arab Spring. Andrew Hammond argues that for too long Western media and governments have accepted Saudi leaders' claims to be a buttress against Jihadist Islam and that a new policy is needed towards the House of Saud. -- Publisher description Will Saudi Arabia join the democratic wave in the Middle East? Despite being surrounded by states experiencing uprisings and revolutions, Saudi Arabia appears to be a "black hole" for democracy in the Middle East - secretive, highly repressive and still propped up by the West. The Islamic Utopia uses a range of sources including first-hand reporting and recently released WikiLeaks documents to examine Saudi Arabia in the decade after the 9/11 attacks, when King Abdullah's "reform" agenda took center state in public debate. It considers Saudi claims of "exemption" from the democratic demands of the Arab Spring. Andrew Hammond argues that for too long Western media and governments have accepted Saudi leaders' claims to be a buttress against Jihadist Islam and that a new policy is needed towards the House of Saud. -- Publisher description |
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| Beschreibung: | XI, 269 Seiten 22 cm |
| ISBN: | 0745332692 0-7453-3269-2 0745332706 0-7453-3270-6 9780745332697 978-0-7453-3269-7 9780745332703 978-0-7453-3270-3 |