Saudi Arabia in the Anglo-American Press

This book provides an in-depth analysis of authority structures in Saudi Arabia during the twentieth century, as presented in two leading Western newspapers, The London Times and The New York Times.

Abdullah F. Alrebh is an Associate Professor of Sociology of Religion and Sociological Theory at Grand Valley State University. His main research interest is Saudi Arabia and Islamic mobilization in GCC countries. Currently, he is serving as non-resident scholar at the Middle East Institute, Washington D.C. and the editor-in-chief of the Michigan Sociological Review.

1. Introduction  2. A Historical Account of Saudi Arabia  3. Weber's Tripartite Classification of Authority  4. Media Content Analysis  5. First Era 1901-1932: Building of the Kingdom  6. Second Era 1932-1953: Monarch Ibn Saud  7. Third Era 1953-1975: Saud and Faisal  8. Fourth Era 1975-2005: Khalid and Fahd  9. Conclusion