Cradle of Islam: The Hijaz and the Quest for an Arabian Identity

by Mai Yamani

Book Overview

Is Saudi Arabia really a homogeneous Wahhabi dominated state? In 1932 the Al Saud family incorporated the kingdom of Hijaz, once the cultural hub of the Arabian world, in to the kingdom of Saudi... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1850437106
• Release Date: July 2004
• Publisher: I.B. Tauris
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.2" x 0.6" x 6.1"