TY - BOOK AU - Aarts,Paul AU - Nonneman,Gerd TI - Saudi Arabia in the balance: political economy, society, foreign affairs SN - 0814707181 U1 - 953.8053 22 PY - 2005///] CY - Washington Square, New York PB - New York University Press KW - Opposition (Political science) KW - Saudi Arabia KW - BUEsh KW - Politics and government KW - 20th century KW - Foreign relations KW - Economic conditions KW - MASPPSS KW - September2019 N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction / Paul Aarts and Gerd Nonneman -- Ideology and change -- The Wahhabi ulama and the Saudi state: 1745 to the present / Guido Steinberg -- Islamo-liberal politics in Saudi Arabia / Stephane Lacroix -- The war of ideas: education in Saudi Arabia / Michaela Prokop -- Political economy -- Saudi Arabia's economy: the challenge of reform / Monica Malik and Tim Niblock -- Segmented clientelism: the political economy of Saudi economic reform efforts / Steffen Hertog -- From private sector to national bourgeoisie: Saudi Arabian business / Giacomo Luciani -- Regime and opposition -- Circles of power: royals and society in Saudi Arabia / Madawi al-Rasheed -- Checks, balances and transformation in the Saudi political system / Iris Glosemeyer -- Political opposition in Saudi Arabia / Abdulaziz Sager -- The "cycle of contention" and the limits of terrorism in Saudi Arabia / Roel Meijer -- External relations -- Determinants and patterns of Saudi foreign policy: "omnibalancing" and "relative autonomy" in multiple environments / Gerd Nonneman -- Coping with regional challenges: a case study of crown prince Abdullah's peace initiative / Joseph Kostiner -- Understanding US-Saudi relations / Rachel Bronson -- Events versus trends: the role of energy and security in sustaining the US-Saudi relationship / Paul Aarts -- Conclusions and outlook -- A triple nexus: ideology, economy, foreign policy and the outlook for Saudi polity / Paul Aarts and Gerd Nonneman UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0517/2005022732.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0730/2005022732-d.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0734/2005022732-b.html ER -