Saudi Arabia In The Oil Era

Mordechai Abir

• Preface and Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Ruling Class and Elites in Saudi Arabia -- The Consolidation of the Ruling Class in Saudi Arabia* -- 'The Book and the Sword' — the Ulama and the Sauds -- Modern Education and the Rise of New Elites in Saudi Arabia* -- Modernisation and Struggle for Political Reform -- The Reign of Saud (1953-64): Struggle for Power and Nationalism -- The Reign of Faysal (1964-75): New Elites, Oil and Rapid Development -- Power Struggle, Modernisation and Reaction, 1975-80 -- The Zenith of the New Elites' Power: A False Dawn (1979-83) -- The Reign of King Fahd (1982- ): Economic Crisis and Opposition -- Conclusions