Barbara BrayReseñas

The rise of the house of Ibn Saud has been written in a lot of blood. It is so amazing that he emerged out of all this mayhem unscathed and in one piece. It seems that they (the house of Saud) was always in conflict with the other powerful families the Al Rashids, the Hashemites and later the Ikhwan, the fanatical wahabbi cult.

The is a continuation of the same trend we are seeing today which is the founding of a theocratic state with the full blessing of the fanatical wahabbi ulemas. As history has proved that autocratic, socialist states have a very short shelf life and are bound to fail sooner or later because they deny the Individual his funamental right which is freedom of expression.

The same analogy can be drawn here where a very small elite comprised mainly of members of the ruling family are controlling the destiny of more than 25 million of their fellow countrymen will sooner than later prove quite untenable.

The rise of the house of Ibn Saud has been written in a lot of blood. It is so amazing that he emerged out of all this mayhem unscathed and in one piece. It seems that they (the house of Saud) was always in conflict with the other powerful families the Al Rashids, the Hashemites and later the Ikhwan, the fanatical wahabbi cult.

The is a continuation of the same trend we are seeing today which is the founding of a theocratic state with the full blessing of the fanatical wahabbi ulemas. As history has proved that autocratic, socialist states have a very short shelf life and are bound to fail sooner or later because they deny the Individual his funamental right which is freedom of expression.

The same analogy can be drawn here where a very small elite comprised mainly of members of the ruling family are controlling the destiny of more than 25 million of their fellow countrymen will sooner than later prove quite untenable.

First printed in UK this book gives an excellent outline of the history of Saudi Arabia through the ruling family head. Covering the time period from late 1800's to present 2012 this book shows the way the people live and believe as well as the involvement of the British in the Middle East.

A must read for anyone trying to understand the present situation in the Middle East and our dependence on oil from Arabia. Reader will also learn the fundamental religion that drives Saudi Arabia and why they may have been more involved in 9/11 than Americans were lead to believe.
Scholarly in the writing, not a book for a quick read.

Also includes family tree, maps and short glossary.