Contesting the Saudi State

by Madawi AlRasheed   and Madawi Al-Rasheed

Book Overview

The terms Wahhabi or Salafi are seen as interchangeable and frequently misunderstood by outsiders. However, as Madawi al-Rasheed explains in a fascinating exploration of Saudi Arabia in the twenty-first century, even Saudis do not agree on their meaning. Under the influence of mass education, printing, new communication technology, and global media, they are forming their own conclusions and debating religion and politics in traditional and novel...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521858364
• ISBN13: 9780521858366
• Release Date: December 2006
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 334 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.1"