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008			110713s2012 dcu b 001 0 eng
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020			_a9781597976886 : _c29.95
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050	0	0	_aDS244.63 _b.L56 2012
090			_aDS 244.63 .L56 2012
100	1		_aLippman, Thomas W. _9119426
245	1	0	_aSaudi Arabia on the edge : _bthe uncertain future of an American ally / _cThomas W. Lippman.
250			_a1st ed.
260			_aWashington, D.C. : _bPotomac Books, _c2012.
263			_a1201
300			_axii, 307 p. : _c23 cm.
520			_aOf all the countries in the world that are vital to the strategic and economic interests of the United States, Saudi Arabia is the least understood by the American people. This title dissects this central Saudi paradox for American readers, including diplomats, policymakers, scholars, and students of foreign policy
500			_a"A Council on Foreign Relations book."
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_aIntroduction -- Kings and country -- Oil rich, energy short -- Hungry people, thirsty land -- A new economic model -- The labor market and its discontents -- The education revolution -- Women: the coming breakout -- Islam, society, and the state -- Social upheaval, social welfare -- Bad neighborhood -- An evolving alliance.
651		0	_aSaudi Arabia _xPolitics and government _y21st century. _9119427
651		0	_aSaudi Arabia _xSocial conditions _y21st century. _9119429
651		0	_aSaudi Arabia _xEconomic conditions _y21st century. _9119430
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