SAUDI ARABIA The Ceaseless Quest for Security by Safran, Nadav - 1988

Ithaca NY: Cornell U. P.. Very Good. 1988. Paperback. 0801494842; Trade Paperback. The book's spine has faded from tan to gray but the lettering is unaffected, otherwise the binding is almost as new. Very minor edge soil. Contents are almost like new. ; The light tan PAPER COVER is about the weight of posterboard. HISTORY. "Security has long been the predominant concern of Saudi Arabia...Safran traces the roots of Saudi preoccupation with security through half a century, discerning political struggles and policy differences in the Saud family and how they have affected the country. He provides an enlightening perspective on the interplay of the politics of the elite; shifting inter-Arab alignments and rivalries; war, revolution, and other cataclysmic events in the Persian Gulf; the ongoing Arab-Israeli conflict; and the involvement of the United States in the Middle East. " Extensive Bibliography. Index. (a); 9" Tall; 524 pages; A .