Saudi Arabia and Yemen (Middle East: Region in Transition)

While they share a border and a rich heritage, Saudi Arabia and Yemen are also a study in contrasts. Where Saudi Arabia has a largely urban population that enjoys the benefits of its thriving economy, Yemen is home to predominantly rural citizens and is one of the poorest countries in the world. Within these pages, readers will encounter the long, intertwined histories of these two nations, as well as their individual struggles for prosperity and peace--with each other and the rest of the world. TITLE......Page 4 COPYRIGHT......Page 5 CONTENTS......Page 6 INTRODUCTION......Page 11 CHAPTER 1 SAUDI ARABIA: THE LAND AND ITS PEOPLE......Page 20 RELIEF......Page 21 DRAINAGE AND SOILS......Page 23 CLIMATE......Page 24 PLANT AND ANIMAL LIFE......Page 25 ETHNIC GROUPS......Page 26 LANGUAGES......Page 27 RELIGION......Page 28 SETTLEMENT PATTERNS......Page 29 DEMOGRAPHIC TRENDS......Page 31 AGRICULTURE......Page 33 PETROLEUM......Page 34 OTHER RESOURCES......Page 37 FINANCE......Page 38 SERVICES......Page 40 LABOUR AND TAXATION......Page 41 TRANSPORTATION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS......Page 42 LOCAL GOVERNMENT......Page 45 JUSTICE......Page 47 POLITICAL PROCESS......Page 48 SECURITY......Page 49 HEALTH AND WELFARE......Page 50 EDUCATION......Page 52 DAILY LIFE AND SOCIAL CUSTOMS......Page 55 THE ARTS......Page 58 SPORTS AND RECREATION......Page 61 MEDIA AND PUBLISHING......Page 62 THE WAHHABI MOVEMENT......Page 63 SECOND SA‘UDI STATE......Page 66 THE RASHIDIS......Page 68 IBN SA‘UD AND THE THIRD SA‘UDI STATE......Page 69 FOREIGN RELATIONS, 1932–53......Page 75 INTERNAL AFFAIRS, 1932–53......Page 76 REIGNS OF SA‘UD IBN ‘ABD AL-‘AZIZ AND FAYSAL (1953–75)......Page 78 REIGN OF KHALID (1975–82)......Page 81 SAUDI ARABIA UNDER FAHD AND CROWN PRINCE ‘ABD ALLAH (1982–2005)......Page 83 REIGN OF KING 'ABD ALLAH FROM 2005......Page 92 CHAPTER 6 YEMEN: THE LAND AND ITS PEOPLE......Page 93 RELIEF AND DRAINAGE......Page 94 CLIMATE......Page 96 PLANT AND ANIMAL LIFE......Page 97 ETHNIC GROUPS......Page 99 LANGUAGES......Page 100 RELIGION......Page 101 SETTLEMENT PATTERNS......Page 102 DEMOGRAPHIC TRENDS......Page 103 CHAPTER 7 THE YEMENI ECONOMY......Page 105 AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY, AND FISHING......Page 106 RESOURCES AND POWER......Page 109 MANUFACTURING......Page 111 FINANCE......Page 112 TRADE......Page 113 LABOUR AND TAXATION......Page 114 TRANSPORTATION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS......Page 115 CONSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK......Page 119 LOCAL GOVERNMENT......Page 121 SECURITY......Page 122 HEALTH AND WELFARE......Page 123 HOUSING......Page 124 EDUCATION......Page 125 DAILY LIFE AND SOCIAL CUSTOMS......Page 127 THE ARTS......Page 131 SPORTS AND RECREATION......Page 133 MEDIA AND PUBLISHING......Page 134 CHAPTER 10 YEMEN: PAST AND PRESENT......Page 136 THE AGE OF IMPERIALISM......Page 138 TWO YEMENI STATES......Page 143 UNIFICATION OF YEMEN......Page 148 CIVIL WAR AND POLITICAL UNREST......Page 151 TERRITORIAL DISPUTES......Page 152 ECONOMIC CHALLENGES......Page 155 YEMEN AND THE “WAR ON TERROR”......Page 156 MOUNTING CHALLENGE TO THE SALIH REGIME......Page 159 CONCLUSION......Page 161 GLOSSARY......Page 163 BIBLIOGRAPHY......Page 165 INDEX......Page 171 BACK COVER......Page 177 TITLE 4 COPYRIGHT 5 CONTENTS 6 INTRODUCTION 11 CHAPTER 1 SAUDI ARABIA: THE LAND AND ITS PEOPLE 20 RELIEF 21 DRAINAGE AND SOILS 23 CLIMATE 24 PLANT AND ANIMAL LIFE 25 ETHNIC GROUPS 26 LANGUAGES 27 RELIGION 28 SETTLEMENT PATTERNS 29 DEMOGRAPHIC TRENDS 31 CHAPTER 2 THE SAUDI ARABIAN ECONOMY 33 AGRICULTURE 33 PETROLEUM 34 OTHER RESOURCES 37 MANUFACTURING 38 FINANCE 38 TRADE 40 SERVICES 40 LABOUR AND TAXATION 41 TRANSPORTATION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS 42 CHAPTER 3 SAUDI ARABIAN GOVERNMENT AND SOCIETY 45 LOCAL GOVERNMENT 45 JUSTICE 47 POLITICAL PROCESS 48 SECURITY 49 HEALTH AND WELFARE 50 HOUSING 52 EDUCATION 52 CHAPTER 4 SAUDI ARABIAN CULTURAL LIFE 55 DAILY LIFE AND SOCIAL CUSTOMS 55 THE ARTS 58 CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS 61 SPORTS AND RECREATION 61 MEDIA AND PUBLISHING 62 CHAPTER 5 SAUDI ARABIA: PAST AND PRESENT 63 THE WAHHABI MOVEMENT 63 SECOND SA‘UDI STATE 66 DEATH OF FAYSAL 68 THE RASHIDIS 68 IBN SA‘UD AND THE THIRD SA‘UDI STATE 69 THE KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA 75 FOREIGN RELATIONS, 1932–53 75 INTERNAL AFFAIRS, 1932–53 76 REIGNS OF SA‘UD IBN ‘ABD AL-‘AZIZ AND FAYSAL (1953–75) 78 REIGN OF KHALID (1975–82) 81 SAUDI ARABIA UNDER FAHD AND CROWN PRINCE ‘ABD ALLAH (1982–2005) 83 REIGN OF KING 'ABD ALLAH FROM 2005 92 CHAPTER 6 YEMEN: THE LAND AND ITS PEOPLE 93 RELIEF AND DRAINAGE 94 CLIMATE 96 PLANT AND ANIMAL LIFE 97 ETHNIC GROUPS 99 LANGUAGES 100 RELIGION 101 SETTLEMENT PATTERNS 102 DEMOGRAPHIC TRENDS 103 CHAPTER 7 THE YEMENI ECONOMY 105 AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY, AND FISHING 106 RESOURCES AND POWER 109 MANUFACTURING 111 FINANCE 112 TRADE 113 SERVICES 114 LABOUR AND TAXATION 114 TRANSPORTATION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS 115 CHAPTER 8 YEMENI GOVERNMENT AND SOCIETY 119 CONSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK 119 LOCAL GOVERNMENT 121 JUSTICE 122 POLITICAL PROCESS 122 SECURITY 122 HEALTH AND WELFARE 123 HOUSING 124 EDUCATION 125 CHAPTER 9 YEMENI CULTURAL LIFE 127 DAILY LIFE AND SOCIAL CUSTOMS 127 THE ARTS 131 CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS 133 SPORTS AND RECREATION 133 MEDIA AND PUBLISHING 134 CHAPTER 10 YEMEN: PAST AND PRESENT 136 THE AGE OF IMPERIALISM 138 TWO YEMENI STATES 143 UNIFICATION OF YEMEN 148 CIVIL WAR AND POLITICAL UNREST 151 TERRITORIAL DISPUTES 152 ECONOMIC CHALLENGES 155 YEMEN AND THE “WAR ON TERROR” 156 MOUNTING CHALLENGE TO THE SALIH REGIME 159 CONCLUSION 161 GLOSSARY 163 BIBLIOGRAPHY 165 INDEX 171 BACK COVER 177 9781615304127 Britannica Educational BOOK COVER; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER 1 SAUDI ARABIA: THE LAND AND ITS PEOPLE; CHAPTER 2 THE SAUDI ARABIAN ECONOMY; CHAPTER 3 SAUDI ARABIAN GOVERNMENT AND SOCIETY; CHAPTER 4 SAUDI ARABIAN CULTURAL LIFE; CHAPTER 5 SAUDI ARABIA: PAST AND PRESENT; CHAPTER 6 YEMEN: THE LAND AND ITS PEOPLE; CHAPTER 7 THE YEMENI ECONOMY; CHAPTER 8 YEMENI GOVERNMENT AND SOCIETY; CHAPTER 9 YEMENI CULTURAL LIFE; CHAPTER 10 YEMEN: PAST AND PRESENT; GLOSSARY; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX; BACK COVER.