256 Pages
by
Routledge
296 Pages
by
Routledge
256 Pages
by
Routledge
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First published in 2001. The dramatic rise to power of the Sa’udi family in Central Arabia and The emergence of the country from early Moslem ways into The modern materialism of The West are vividly described in this book by a Dutch official stationed in South Arabia from 1926 to 1931 and from 1941 to 1945. This is much more than a personal memoir. Through The account of his long service in... Read more
Introduction I 1. I Meet Wahhabi Arabia 2. The Town of The Consuls 3. The Desert Plant of Wahhabism 4. The Emergence of Ibn Sa'ud 5. Consolidation 6. First Contacts with Great Britain 7. The Dual Monarchy 8. First Wahhabi Impacts 9. The Pilgrimage 10. The Arrival of The Americans 11. The Palestine Problem 12. The Arab League 13. Interlude and Return to Arabia 14. The Americans in Arabia 15. Agriculture and Water 16. The Last Audience 17. Visit to Amir Sa‘ud 18. The Last Visit 19. Ibn Sa'ud’s Inheritance
Biography
D. Van der Meulen was educated at Leiden University. He was Netherlands Minister in Jeddah until 1945.
