A Brief History of Saudi Arabia, Third Edition provides a clear, lively, and comprehensive account of the history of Saudi Arabia from ancient times to the present day.

Table of Contents

• Note on Arabic Transliteration and Spelling
• Chapters
• 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 (ca. 750–1258)
• The Mamluks, the 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)
• Challenges and Cautious Reforms (2001–2010)
• At the Center of a Regional Realignment (2010–2020)
• Support Materials
• Glossary
• Chronology
• Bibliography
• Suggested Reading