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Saudi Arabia : (Record no. 7867)

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000 -LEADER
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001 - CONTROL NUMBER
control field 98015228
003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER
control field AE-DuAU
005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION
control field 20241127163542.0
008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION
fixed length control field 050915s1998 nyu b 001 0 eng
010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER
LC control number 98015228
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 0312215509 :
Terms of availability 35.00
040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE
Original cataloging agency DLC
Transcribing agency DLC
Modifying agency DLC
043 ## - GEOGRAPHIC AREA CODE
Geographic area code a-su---
050 00 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER
Classification number JC599.S33
Item number S58 1998
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090 ## - LOCALLY ASSIGNED LC-TYPE CALL NUMBER (OCLC); LOCAL CALL NUMBER (OCLC)
Classification number (OCLC) (R) ; Classification number, CALL (RLIN) (NR) JC 599 .S33 S58 1998
090 ## - LOCALLY ASSIGNED LC-TYPE CALL NUMBER (OCLC); LOCAL CALL NUMBER (OCLC)
Classification number (OCLC) (R) ; Classification number, CALL (RLIN) (NR) JC 599 .S33 S58 1998
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Simons, G. L.
Fuller form of name (Geoffrey Leslie),
Dates associated with a name 1939-
9 (RLIN) 51595
245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Saudi Arabia :
Remainder of title the shape of a client feudalism /
Statement of responsibility, etc Geoff Simons.
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication, distribution, etc New York :
Name of publisher, distributor, etc St. Martin's Press,
Date of publication, distribution, etc 1998.
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent xvi, 415 p. ;
Dimensions 23 cm.
336 ## - CONTENT TYPE
Source rdacontent
Content Type Term text
Content Type Code txt
337 ## - MEDIA TYPE
Source rdamedia
Media Type Term unmediated
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Carrier Type Term volume
Carrier Type Code nc
504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE
Bibliography, etc Includes bibliographical references (p. 390-395) and index.
505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Formatted contents note The Feudal Frame -- Islam, Law and Human Rights -- The Human Rights Framework -- The Islamic Source -- The Sharia Imperative -- The Closed Society -- The Corrupt Culture -- The Treatment of Dissidents -- The Practical Penology -- The Sexual Suppression -- The Survival of Slavery -- The History -- Religious Roots -- The Early Arabians -- The Pagan Culture -- Muhammed -- The Context -- The Life -- A Prophet? -- The Holy Koran -- The Islamic Frame -- Conquest and Decline -- The Arab Expansion -- From Umayyad to Abbasid -- The Arab Decline -- The Ottoman Era -- Saudi Ascendancy -- The Wahhabist Soul -- The Saudi Ascendancy -- Britain and the Arab Revolt -- Towards Saudi Arabia -- The Oil State -- Ibn Saud--The Final Years -- The Dynasty Continues -- King Saud -- King Faisal -- King Khaled -- King Fahd -- The Britain Factor -- The US Factor -- Black Gold -- The Yemen Wars--I -- The Arab--Israeli Wars -- The Modern Client -- Wars, Rumours of Wars -- The Arms Ploy -- The Iran--Iraq War (1980-8) -- The 1991 Gulf War -- The Yemen Wars--II -- The Gathering Clouds -- Problems -- An Economic Predicament? -- Feudalism or Change? -- Custodian of Islam? -- The Dissident Revolt -- The Violent Option -- International Human Rights Instruments Signed or Ratified by Arab and Islamic Countries but not by Saudi Arabia -- The Cairo Declaration on Human Rights in Islam -- Articles of Government -- Articles of the Shura (Consultative Council) -- Council of Ministers--Rules.
520 #0 - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc Geoff Simons describes the current human-rights situation in Saudi Arabia with reference to corruption, the treatment of dissidents, the penal system, the suppression of women, slavery and other aspects. A detailed history, from pre-Islamic times to the present, is provided, with attention to the influence of Mohammed, the Saudi ascendancy, the role of the West, the discovery of oil and the wars in the region. Attention is also given to the various economic, political, and religious problems that face the Saudi regime and the Saudi response.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Human rights
Geographic subdivision Saudi Arabia.
9 (RLIN) 59063
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Human rights
General subdivision Religious aspects
-- Islam.
9 (RLIN) 59064
852 ## - LOCATION/CALL NUMBER
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-- 01-12-2000
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b 08-06-10
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942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA)
Koha item type Books
998 ## - LOCAL CONTROL INFORMATION (RLIN)
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Operator's initials, OID (RLIN) 01-12-00
Cataloger's initials, CIN (RLIN) m
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905 ## - LOCAL DATA ELEMENT E, LDE (RLIN)
a Geoff Simons, a freelance author, was formerly chief editor and managing editor in a major publishing company.
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945 ## - LOCAL PROCESSING INFORMATION (OCLC)
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  Library of Congress Classification Copy Type:01 - Books     American University in Dubai American University in Dubai Main Collection 2010-08-06 128.63 2 JC 599 .S33 S58 1998 612531 2023-11-10 2016-06-08 128.63 2015-07-25 Books
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