Includes bibliographical references (pages [143]-147) and index.
Contents
Introduction : Saudi Arabia today -- Arabia before Muhammad (to 570 A.D.) -- The Prophet Muhammad and the Arabs (570-700 A.D.) -- Arabia and the Muslim empires (700-1700) -- The house of Saud (1700-1902) -- The creation of Saudi Arabia (1902-1932) -- The kingdom of Ibn Saud (1932-1973) -- Saudi Arabia in the modern world (1973-2006) -- Notable people in the history of Saudi Arabia.