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Author Hubbard, Ben (Journalist), author.

Title MBS : the rise to power of Mohammed Bin Salman / Ben Hubbard.

Publication Info. New York : Tim Duggan Books, an imprint of Random House, [2020]
©2020

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Location Call No. Status
 Burlington Public Library - New Books  953.805 HUBBARD    Check Shelf
 Canton Public Library - Adult Department  953.805 HUBBARD    Check Shelf
 Cheshire Public Library - Adult Department Lower Level  953.805 HUBBARD    Check Shelf
 Enfield, Main Library - Biographies  B LSAD    Check Shelf
 Farmington, Main Library - Adult Department  B BIN SALMAN, MOHAMMED    Check Shelf
 Glastonbury, Welles-Turner Memorial Library - Adult Department  953.805 HUBBARD    Check Shelf
 Manchester, Main Library - Non Fiction  B BIN SALMAN, MOHAMMED    Check Shelf
 Mansfield, Main Library - Adult Nonfiction  953.805 HUBBARD    Check Shelf
 Middletown, Russell Library - Adult Nonfiction  953.8053 HUB    Check Shelf
 Newington, Lucy Robbins Welles Library - Adult Department  953.805 HUBBARD    Check Shelf

Edition First edition.
Description xx, 359 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [289]-335) and index.
Contents The kingdom -- Arrivals -- Coronation -- Young prince rising -- Courting Obama -- No such thing as wahhabism -- Grand visions -- A role for journalism -- The two Mohammeds -- MBS's war -- So-called allies -- A true friend in the White House -- A stab in the back -- A journalist at work -- Lord of the flies -- An insider in exile -- Driving a life -- A hologram for the Crown Prince, part one -- We have reason to believe our Prime Minister has been kidnapped by Saudi Arabia -- Guests of the king -- A night at the opera -- Charm tours -- Black panther -- Oh Canada -- Looking for love -- A hologram for the Crown Prince, part two -- Afterword.
Summary "MBS is the untold story of how a mysterious young prince emerged from Saudi Arabia's sprawling royal family to overhaul the economy and society of the richest country in the Middle East--and gather as much power as possible into his own hands. Since his father, King Salman, ascended to the throne in 2015, Mohammed bin Salman has leveraged his influence to restructure the kingdom's economy, loosen its strict Islamic social codes, and confront its enemies around the region, especially Iran. That vision won him fans at home and on Wall Street, in Silicon Valley, in Hollywood, and at the White House, where President Trump embraced the prince as a key player in his own vision for the Middle East. But over time, the sheen of the visionary young reformer has become tarnished, leaving many struggling to determine whether MBS is in fact a rising dictator whose inexperience and rash decisions are destabilizing the world's most volatile region. Based on years of reporting and hundreds of interviews, MBS reveals the machinations behind the kingdom's catastrophic military intervention in Yemen, the bizarre detention of princes and businessmen in the Riyadh Ritz-Carlton, and the shifting Saudi relationships with Israel and the United States. And finally, it sheds new light on the greatest scandal of the young autocrat's rise: the brutal killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi by Saudi agents in Istanbul, a crime that shook Saudi Arabia's relationship with Washington and left the world wondering whether MBS could get away with murder. MBS is a riveting, eye-opening account of how the young prince has wielded vast powers to reshape his kingdom and the world around him"-- Provided by publisher.
Subject Āl Saʻūd, Muḥammad bin Salmān bin ʻAbd al-ʻAzīz, Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, 1985-
Saudi Arabia -- Politics and government -- 21st century.
Saudi Arabia -- Social conditions -- 21st century.
Saudi Arabia -- Relations.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Royalty.
HISTORY / Modern / 21st Century.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Middle Eastern.
Genre/Form Biographies.
Added Title Mohammed Bin Salman : the rise to power of Mohammed Bin Salman
ISBN 9781984823823 (hardcover)
1984823825 (hardcover)
9781984823847 (Ebook)
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