Saudi Arabia: Government and Society Analysis, Post-Gulf War Edition

A revised academic text examining the social and political forces shaping Saudi Arabia, including the impact of Islam and Westernization. The work by Fred Halliday draws heavily on Saudi sources and includes analysis of regional security dilemmas following the Gulf Wars. The dataset is a closed-license book sourced from the paperswithcode platform.

Use Cases

• Analyze political and social change in Saudi Arabia based on the described examination of social and political forces.
• Study the impact of Islam and Westernization on state development based on the key themes mentioned in the description.
• Research regional security dynamics in the post-Gulf War era based on the analysis of security dilemmas described.

Strengths

• Draws heavily on primary Saudi sources as noted in the description.
• Includes analysis of both Gulf Wars, providing a revised historical perspective.

Limitations

• Row count and column structure are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Fred Halliday via paperswithcode

Time Range

Covers events up to the post-Gulf War era.

Geography

Saudi Arabia and the Gulf region.