Synopsis
Sandra Mackey lived in Saudi Arabia for four years, and as far as the authorities knew, she was simply the wife of an American doctor. But she saw things and traveled to places rarely viewed by any outsider, let alone a Western woman, and she succeeded in smuggling out a series of crucial articles on Saudi culture and politics. The Saudis offers a fascinating portrait of Saudi life, chronicling Mackey's extraordinary travels and experiences and depicting Saudi Arabia's strange metamorphosis from backward desert kingdom to world power. Mackey reveals the chaos of a country in transformation: grappling with modernity, coming to terms with its own wealth, and battling to maintain an influential stance in an altogether new world. This updated edition provides the essential background to the new Saudi crisis as the mother state of international terrorism.
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Review
"A savage indictment of Euro-American exploitation of the Middle East ... [this] book is indispensable reading for anyone with an opinion on world affairs."
"A dark and macabre story.... Mackey brilliantly packages the complicated details."
About the Author
Sandra Mackey is a veteran journalist who has written many books on the Middle East, including The Reckoning: Iraq and the Legacy of Saddam Hussein, The Saudis, and The Iranians. She lives in Atlanta, Georgia.
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THE SAUDIS : Inside the Desert Kingdom
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Meridian, New York, NY, 1988
ISBN 10: 0452010632
ISBN 13: 9780452010635
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Soft cover. Condition: New. First Edition, 6th Printing. BRAND NEW Copy w/trace edge wear. The enigmatic world order of Saudi Arabia through the eyes of journalist and writer Sandra Mackey (known under pseudonyms of Michael Collin and Justin Coe as well) during her 4-year residence in the late 1970s and early 1980s as an "underground journalist". Seller Inventory # 010972