Wynbrandt, James.

A brief history of Saudi Arabia / James Wynbrandt ; foreword by Fawaz A. Gerges. - New York : Facts On File, c2004. - xviii, 334 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 307-315) and index.

Arabia: The land and its pre-Islamic history -- The birth of Islam (571-632) -- The Islamic Empire and Arabia (632-1258) -- The golden age of Islam (c. 750-1258) -- The Mamluks, Ottomans, and the Wahhabi-Al Saud alliance (1258-1745) -- The first Saudi state (1745-1818) -- Roots of modern Arabia (1818-1891) -- Unity and independence (1891-1932) -- Birth of a kingdom (1932-1953) -- A path to world power (1953-1973) -- Oil and arms (1973-1990) -- The Gulf crisis and its aftermath (1990-2001) -- The challenges ahead.

ISBN: 0816052034

LCCN: 2003019231

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Saudi Arabia.

Dewey Class. No.: 953.8