xxvi, 598 p. [32] p. of plates : iil. maps ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index
Contents:
Cast out: january 1891 fugitives in the land of their fathers: from times immemorial to 1891 making of the man: 1891-January 15th 1902 Shaikh amid the imperialists: 1902-1910 Shakespear, the Ikhwan and the coming war: 1910-1914 death of an Englishman: 1914-january 1915 war and revolt: 1915-1918 unleashing the Ikhwan: 1919-1923 'Calif out': 1924-1926 rebellion: 1926-1929 hard times and the coming of the oil men: 1929-1934 new ways, new wars: 1934-1939 war and meetings of great men: 1939-1945 riches and the dying of the light: 1945-1953 legacy: 1953 to present saud to fahd 9/11, King Abdullah and the future