Free Download Antoinette Vlieger, "Domestic Workers in Saudi Arabia and the Emirates: A Socio-legal Study on Conflicts"
English | 2012 | ISBN: 1610271289, 1610271300 | EPUB | pages: 326 | 0.7 mb
Page 1 opens with this turn: "Filipina domestic worker, employed in Riyadh: 'Really they are good to me. If I say I need rest, they give me rest.' [And if they were not so good to you, if you would have some problem with your employer, where would you go?] 'Madam, I cannot go anywhere, I am not allowed to go outside. I cannot go to the embassy. I will just cry in my room and pray.'" This book explores the conflicts faced by the worker far from home, having signed a contract written in a foreign language, her passport held by her employer, and with limited power to be a witness in court.

Free Download China's Relations with Arabia and the Gulf 1949-1999 By Mohamed Bin Huwaidin; Mohamed Bin Huwaidin
2002 | 320 Pages | ISBN: 0700717307 | PDF | 2 MB
This book provides a detailed analysis of China's foreign policy towards the Gulf and Arabian peninsula region from the establishment of the People's Republic of China in 1949 to the end of the 20th century. Based on extensive original research, it looks at the relations between China and each of the countries of the region over the entire period. It demonstrates that two key factors have shaped China's foreign policy with the region - China's relations with the United States and the Soviet Union, and China's drive to increase its economic ties with the countries of the region, especially after becoming a net importer of oil in the early 1990s.

Free Download Matthew Barry Gray, "Global Security Watch―Saudi Arabia"
English | 2014 | ISBN: 0313386994 | PDF | pages: 232 | 2.7 mb
Examines the causes and consequences of Saudi Arabia's current security policy and the domestic, regional, and international challenges the country's defense program presents to the general welfare of the Middle East.

Free Download B. H. Liddell Hart, "Lawrence Of Arabia"
English | 1989 | pages: 458 | ISBN: 0306803542 | EPUB | 5,8 mb
T. E. Shaw, better known as Lawrence of Arabia, was one of the most romantic, heroic, and enigmatic figures of his day. The subject of myth and hagiography, he was equally accomplished in several fields - as archaeologist, diplomat, writer, and soldier - and he worked throughout World War I and after in the Middle East in efforts to promote independent Arab states. His autobiography Seven Pillars of Wisdom is one of the greatest works of its kind. The esteemed military historian B. H. Liddell Hart wrote this study of Lawrence in order to pierce the clouds of legend. He discussed Lawrence's Oxford days, his experiences as an intelligence officer in Egypt, and in particular the tactics of guerrilla warfare he practiced so effectively against the large Turkish armies during World War I. Liddell Hart was one of the few to give Lawrence his full justice as both a man and a brilliant soldier. Long out-of-print, this book unravels the many puzzling features of Lawrence's story and restores him to his proper place as one of the twentieth century's heroic, but very human, figures.

Free Download Joshua Yaphe, "Saudi Arabia and Iraq as Friends and Enemies: Borders, Tribes and a History Shared"
English | ISBN: 1789761514 | 2021 | 244 pages | EPUB | 3 MB
Saudi Arabia and Iraq have a shared history, as both friends and enemies at one and the same time, and their growth as modern nation-states must be understood in that joint context. This book establishes a new narrative and timeline for bilateral relations between the two countries, while examining the work of other Arab and Western scholars, in order to excavate the biases underlying so much previous work on this topic. In doing so, it proposes a new way of looking at state formation and boundaries in the Middle East, by showing how the interactions of regional neighbors left an indelible imprint on the domestic politics of one another. The two different visions for managing the border that Saudi Arabia and Iraq developed in the 1920s generated mistrust on both sides, leading to a gradual process of estrangement that lasted through the 1950s and beyond. Ibn Saud made strenuous efforts to preserve the socio-economic ties that united the communities of southern Iraq with the Najd

Free Download Pre-Islamic Arabia: Societies, Politics, Cults and Identities during Late Antiquity
English | 2023 | ISBN: 1009252968 | 279 Pages | PDF | 2 MB
This book delves into the political and cultural developments of pre-Islamic Arabia, focusing on the religious attitudes of the inhabitants of the Arabian Peninsula and its northern extension into the Syrian desert. Between the third and the seventh century, Arabia was on the edge of three great empires (Iran, Rome and Aksūm) and at the centre of a lucrative network of trade routes. Valentina Grasso offers an interpretative framework which contextualizes the choice of Arabian elites to become Jewish sympathisers and/or convert to Christianity and Islam by probing the mobilization of faith in the shaping of Arabian identities. For the first time the Arabians of the period are granted autonomy from marginalizing (mostly Western) narratives framing them as 'barbarians' inhabiting the fringes of Rome and Iran and/or deterministic analyses in which they are depicted retrospectively as exemplified by the Muslims' definition of the period as Jāhilīyah, 'ignorance'.

Robert Mason, "Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates: Foreign policy and strategic alliances in an uncertain world "
English | ISBN: 1526148498 | 2023 | 320 pages | PDF | 2 MB
The year 1973 is usually considered the great equaliser among major oil producers. But the 'Visions' strategies of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, a so-called middle power and small state in the Middle East regional system, point to broadening economic relations as a great enhancer of economic power. This book explores the impact of regime type and leadership style on the two countries' foreign policies. It reveals how autonomy and influence, threat perception and alliance patterns are folded into the complex and personal riyal politik and economic statecraft that sit at the core of their international relations.

The Cohesion of Saudi Arabia: Evolution of Political Identity By Christine Moss Helms
2015 | 322 Pages | ISBN: 1138845760 | PDF | 18 MB
Saudi Arabia is no longer regarded as quite the invincible pillar of Islam it so recently seemed. Its authority within the Islamic world has been challenged by the Ayatollahs in Iran and its dominant position within Opec has been seriously eroded. Most importantly, the dramatic assault on the Mosque at Mecca has raised serious doubts about the internal security of the Saudi regime. This study provides essential background to the contemporary problems of Saudi Arabia in its focus on the early years of the Saudi state and the way in which King Abd al-Aziz first created a nation state and asserted his family's authority. It agues that the geography of Central Arabia was a crucial factor in determining how he fused together the Bedouin tribes and the settled communities into a political entity. First published in 1981 and based on extensive new research data, this is the first study to examine more than simply a political or diplomatic history of Saudi Arabia, and concerns itself with the attitudes and perceptions of the Arabs themselves towards political initiatives of that period.

Arabia 2079 by Henrici Walpole
English | MP3@192 kbps | 8h 26m | 696.0 MB
In 2079, two forces vie for control of Arabia. One embraces tradition and advocates equality, while the other seeks to improve the world through technology and insists on the rule of the many by an elite few. Their fight for supremacy will change Arabia forever and determine its future. Prince Abdulaziz is the heir to the House of Saud, leader of the loyalist rebels. He has amassed an army to help him take back his ancestral throne and build a future in which every Arabian has a chance at a prosperous future. His ally, friend, and greatest weapon is Reham. Only with her skills and knowledge will the rebellion stand a chance against the advanced technology of the Eastern Corporation, their nemesis. The EC believes in a better future through employing technology to combat climate change, increase food security, and reduce the human population. It also believes such knowledge must be held only by those who deserve it: the corporation's council. The EC sees itself as a guiding force for those who don't know what is best for themselves. One man has an agenda of his own. Away from the eyes of the EC council, Grand Master Mogira has been producing soldiers for his Purple Order. The Purples are beyond the control of the EC council and spark heated debate about their role in society. As the two visions for Arabia clash, a conspiracy is growing behind the scenes. Those with their own interests at heart are gathering power, and if their plans succeed, no one-not the rebels, the EC, or any of the other powerful nations of the world-will be able to stop them from taking what they feel is their due.

Dore Gold, "Hatred's Kingdom: How Saudi Arabia Supports the New Global Terrorism"
English | 2003 | ISBN: 0895261359 | PDF | pages: 338 | 15.8 mb
Dore Gold has the goods on Saudi Arabia, proving how it is actively supporting terrorism. Using previously unpublished documents, Gold, former Israeli Ambassador to the UN and internationally known Middle East strategy expert, pieces together the links between the current wave of global terrorism - from the World Trade Center to Bali, Indonesia - and the ideology of hatred taught in the schools and mosques of Saudi Arabia.