The Cohesion of Saudi Arabia Pbdirect Evolution of Political Identity

Part I: Internal Factors Influencing the Evolution of Political Identity in Central Arabia 1. Shifting Balances: Interaction of Social and Environmental Factors 2. Al Wahhab and Al Saud: ‘Church’ and ‘State’ 3. The Ikhwan: Badu Answer the Wahhabi ‘Call to Unity’ 4. The Al Saud and Policies of Islamic and Non Islamic Taxation Part II: External Factors Influencing Attitudes to Politics, Political Structures and Authority During the Post- World War I Mandate Period 5. Phenomena of ‘Nation-state’ and ‘Border’: Transition from Ottoman Territories to Modern Middle East State System 6. Expansion of Al Saud Authority 1918-1926: Territorial Conflicts and Border Delineation 7. The Northern Frontier 1926-1929: Britain and the Ikhwan Challenge Saudi Authority 8. The Ikhwan Rebellion 1929: Suppression of Internal Dissent Coincides with the Acceptance of Fixed Borders