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Darlow, Michael, 1934-
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Ibn Saʻūd, King of Saudi Arabia, 1880-1953.
Saudi Arabia -- Kings and rulers -- Biography.
Saudi Arabia -- History -- 20th century.
Saudi Arabia -- Foreign relations.
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Darlow, Michael, 1934-
Ibn Saʻūd, King of Saudi Arabia, 1880-1953.
Saudi Arabia -- Kings and rulers -- Biography.
Saudi Arabia -- History -- 20th century.
Saudi Arabia -- Foreign relations.
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Ibn Saud : the desert warrior who created the kingdom of Saudi Arabia / Michael Darlow and
Barbara
Bray
.
by
Darlow, Michael, 1934-
Skyhorse Pub., c2012.
Call #:
953.805 I13d
Subjects
Ibn Saʻūd, King of Saudi Arabia, 1880-1953.
Saudi Arabia -- Kings and rulers -- Biography.
Saudi Arabia -- History -- 20th century.
Saudi Arabia -- Foreign relations.
ISBN:
9781616085797 (hardcover : alk. paper)
1616085797 (hardcover : alk. paper)
9780704371811 (hbk.)
0704371812 (hbk.)
Description:
xxvi, 598 p., [32] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: UK : Quartet, c2010.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [569]-576) and index.
Contents:
Cast out: January 1891 -- Fugitives in the land of their fathers: from times immemorial to 1891 -- Making of the main: 1891-January 15th 1902 -- Shaikh amid the imperialists: 1902-1910 -- Shakespear, the Ikhwan and the coming war: 1910-1914 -- Death of an Englishman: 1914-January 1915 -- War and revolt: 1915-1918 -- Unleashing the Ikhwan: 1919-1923 -- 'Calif out': 1924-1926 -- Rebellion: 1926-1929 -- Hard times and the coming of the oil men: 1929-1934 -- New ways, new wars: 1934-1939 -- War and meetings of great men: 1939-1945 -- Riches and the dying of the light: 1945-1953 -- Legacy: 1953 to present -- Saud to Fahd -- 9/11, King Abdullah and the future.
Summary:
The ultimate biography of the warrior-politician who founded Saudi Arabiain 1932 and created one of the world's most powerful nations.
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Barbara
.
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