edited by Ian Richard Netton. Essays in honour of M.A. Shaban's 60th birthday (16th November 1986). Main Heritage Compact General DS204 .A68 1986 Refer... Show moreedited by Ian Richard Netton. Essays in honour of M.A. Shaban's 60th birthday (16th November 1986). Main Heritage Compact General DS204 .A68 1986 Reference Item-ID: i23614444 BIB-ID: 1007413 Includes bibliographical references and index. Show less
Main Heritage Compact General DS204 .A813 1969 Reference Item-ID: i15723641 BIB-ID: 2523195 Show moreMain Heritage Compact General DS204 .A813 1969 Reference Item-ID: i15723641 BIB-ID: 2523195 Show less
Includes information on before the oil era, architecture of ʻAsir and Tihamah, handicrafts, the Bedouin, Neolithic tools, who is an Arab,... Show moreIncludes information on before the oil era, architecture of ʻAsir and Tihamah, handicrafts, the Bedouin, Neolithic tools, who is an Arab, frankincense, the Tayma stone, the prayer rug, the Five Pillars of Islam, the Hijri calendar and the two festivals, how Islamic science reached Europe, Arabic numerals, Arabic language, Arabic literature, the development of Islamic law, tribal settlers and nomads, rood, dress, money, music, Saudi women today, climate, falconry, crude oil, gasoline, the search for oil and gas, geology of Arabia, environmental accountability, Saudi Arabia and world energy, Makkah (Mecca), etc. Preface -- Introduction -- ch. 1. A land transformed -- "Put your trust in God and sign!" -- Adapting to change -- Landscape and geology -- Water sources : ancient and modern -- The land the oilmen entered -- Najd : heartland of Saudi Arabia -- The eastern province -- The Hijaz and the holy cities -- ʻAsir and the southwest -- The north -- Nomadic tribes and diverse townspeople -- Forging a new state -- Related topics -- Najd -- King ʻAbd al-ʻAziz Historical Center -- Before the oil era -- Old Jiddah -- Architecture of ʻAsir and Tihamah -- Handicrafts -- The Bedouin -- ch. 2. Arabia before Islam -- The people of Arabia -- In the beginning -- The Neolithic revolution -- Bronze Age Arabia -- The 2nd millennium BC : camel domestication, nomads and settlers -- The first "Arabs" -- Kingdoms and caravan cities -- Najran -- Bir Hima -- The Hijaz and ʻAsir -- Al-ʻUla and Madain Salih -- Tayma -- Al-Jawf and Wadi al-Sirhan -- Qaryat al-Faw -- Southern Najd -- Gerrha -- Qatif -- Thaj -- Central and northern Najd -- The "age of ignorance" -- Religion during the Jahiliyah -- Related topics -- Neolithic tools -- Who is an Arab? -- Frankincense -- The Tayma stone -- ch. 3. The revelation and the Ummah -- Contributions to world civilization -- The life of the Prophet Muhammad -- The first revelation -- Persecution and the Hijrah -- The first Muslim community in Madinah -- Battles with Quraysh -- The first attempt to revisit Makkah -- The death of the Prophet -- The question of succession -- The unification of Arabia and expansion -- The partisans of ʻAli -- The Umayyads -- The ʻAbbasids -- The translation and transmission of science -- Related topics -- The prayer rug -- The five pillars of Islam -- The Hijri calendar and the two festivals -- The rightly guided caliphs -- The holy Quran -- Arabic writing -- Qasr ʻAmra -- How Islamic science reached Europe -- Arabic numerals -- The Arabic language -- Arabic literature -- ch. 4. Arabia since the revelation -- The heartland -- Arbia in ʻAbbasid times -- Arabia in Fatimid times -- Arabia in Ayyubid times -- The Karimi merchants -- Arabia in Mamluk times -- The coming of the Portuguese -- Arabia in Ottoman times -- Tribal activity -- Related topics -- The development of Islamic law -- The Dinar -- Two travelers -- Zheng He and the Ming voyages -- Ahmad ibn Majid -- Arabian coffee takes over the world -- Western knowledge of Islamic lands -- ch. 5. The emergence of the Saudi state, 1700-1932 -- A historic meeting -- The reform movement and the Muwahhidun -- The first Saudi state, 1744-1818 -- The siege and fall of al-Dirʻiyah -- The second Saudi state, 1824-91 -- Exile, 1891-1902 -- Riyadh recovered, January 1902 -- The unification of the kingdom, 1902-27 -- The Battle of al-Dilam, 1902 -- Al-Qasim, 1904-06 -- Consolidation, 1906-12 -- The Ikhwan : harnessing the nomadic tribes -- Expansion into al-Hasa, 1913 -- World War I, 1914-18 -- The Khurmah dispute, 1919 -- ʻAsir, Hayil and the northern border, 1919-22 -- Annexation of the Hijaz and international recognition, 1924-27 -- Crisis and final triumph -- Related topics -- Tribal settlers and nomads -- Early European visitors to the Hijaz -- Rulers of the House of Saʻud -- Early travelers to Riyadh -- The Maria Theresa Thaler -- Captain William Shakespear -- The pilgrimage under the new Saudi Order -- ch. 6. Tradition and modernization, 1932-present -- A 'modest' step -- World War II -- The postwar years -- King Saʻud -- International relations -- Social change -- King Faysal -- International relations -- King Faysal's last years -- King Khalid -- Development -- Internal tensions -- International relations -- King Fahd -- Development -- Foreign relations in the 1980s and ʼ90s -- Reforms of 1992-93 -- Provincial administration -- Stern challenges -- King ʻAbd Allah -- Challenges of the future -- Related topics -- Food -- Dress -- Money -- Music -- Expanding the Holy places -- Saudi women today -- ch. 7. Wildlife and conservation -- A unique ecology -- Deserts -- Oases -- The Arabian Gulf -- The Red Sea -- The Western Mountains -- Related topics -- Climate -- Falconry -- ch. 8. Tapping the treasure -- The worldʼs biggest business -- The golden corridor -- Ancient oil seeps -- The oil industry in the Middle East -- World War I -- The red line -- Bahrain -- The concession agreement -- Discovery! -- Entering the oil era -- Postwar expansion -- People and production -- New arrangements -- Becoming Saudi Aramco -- A new century -- Global reach -- Technological revolution -- How long can oil last? -- Related topics -- Crude oil -- Gasoline -- The search for oil and gas -- Masjid-i-Suleiman -- Charles R. Crane -- ʻAbd Allah al-Sulayman -- Mapping the future -- Geology of Arabia -- The Jabal School -- A pioneer outside the oil fields -- NYMEX trading -- History of the concession area -- Environmental accountability -- Oil and gas operations -- An expanding enterprise -- "Let the genie out of the bottle" -- Saudi Arabia and world energy -- The people of Saudi Aramco -- Charts & diagrams -- Government revenues -- Employees -- Oil operations -- Gas operations -- Oil consumption/production/reserves -- Maps -- Saudi Arabia today -- Geographic regions and ancient river systems -- Tribes of Arabia on the eve of unification (early 20th century) -- Sea trade routes (3rd and early 2nd millennia BC) -- First Arab tribes (early 1st millennium BC) -- Countries of the Arab League -- Pre-Islamic trade routes (100 Common Era) -- Nabataean Kingdom (100 BC-100 Common Era) -- Archeological sites of the Gerrha Period (300 BC-300 Common Era) -- Tribes at the time of the Prophet (570-632) -- Expansion of Islam (634-751) -- Major pilgrimage routes of Arabia in pre-modern times -- Indian Ocean-Pacific trade routes (c. 1000) -- Trade network (c. 1250) -- Extent of the first Saudi state (1808) -- Ibrahim Pasha's invasion route (1816-18) -- Unification of Saudi Arabia (1902-34) -- Saudi Arabia's provinces -- Saudi Arabian wildlife habitats -- The golden corridor -- Red line agreement -- Surface geology of the Arabian Peninsula -- The concession area (1933-86) -- Prospective areas (1986-present) -- Joint-venture gas exploration -- Saudi Aramco operations -- Saudi Aramco subsidiaries, affiliates, joint ventures and principal export routes -- Index -- Further reading -- Acknowledgments -- Photo credits. edited by Arthur P. Clark, Muhammad A. Tahlawi ; authors, William Facey [and others] ; contributing editors, Thomas A. Pledge [and others]. Main Heritage Compact General DS204 .L36 2006 Reference Item-ID: i2447504x BIB-ID: 2555419 Includes bibliographical references (p. 315-321) and index. Show less
بقلم فؤاد حمزة. Main Heritage Shelves General DS204 .F83 1933 Book Item-ID: i15695591 BIB-ID: 2524901 يتضمن مراجع ببليوجرافية وكشافات. Show moreبقلم فؤاد حمزة. Main Heritage Shelves General DS204 .F83 1933 Book Item-ID: i15695591 BIB-ID: 2524901 يتضمن مراجع ببليوجرافية وكشافات. Show less
compiled by the Geographical section of the Naval Intelligence Division, Naval Staff Admiralty. "The sources from which this work has been compiled... Show morecompiled by the Geographical section of the Naval Intelligence Division, Naval Staff Admiralty. "The sources from which this work has been compiled include native information obtained for the purpose since the war"--p. [5]. Vol. 2 never published. Includes index. Main Heritage Shelves General DS204 .G74 1920 Book Item-ID: i10039685 BIB-ID: 1005771 Show less
by David George Hogarth with illustrations from drawings, photographs and maps ; and maps by J.G. Bartholomew. Main Heritage Shelves General DS204 ... Show moreby David George Hogarth with illustrations from drawings, photographs and maps ; and maps by J.G. Bartholomew. Main Heritage Shelves General DS204 .H64 1905 Book Item-ID: i15958048 BIB-ID: 1024016 Bibliography at end of each chapter. Show less
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by David George Hogarth ; with illustrations from drawings, photographs and maps ; and maps by J.G. Bartholomew. Bibliography at end of each chapter. ... Show moreby David George Hogarth ; with illustrations from drawings, photographs and maps ; and maps by J.G. Bartholomew. Bibliography at end of each chapter. Also issued online. Show less
par Noël Desvergers Main Heritage Shelves General DS204 .D47 1847 Book Item-ID: i10059507 BIB-ID: 1007586 Show morepar Noël Desvergers Main Heritage Shelves General DS204 .D47 1847 Book Item-ID: i10059507 BIB-ID: 1007586 Show less
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أحمد عسه. Main Heritage Compact General DS204 .A814125 1966 Book Item-ID: i15688057 BIB-ID: 2638922 Show moreأحمد عسه. Main Heritage Compact General DS204 .A814125 1966 Book Item-ID: i15688057 BIB-ID: 2638922 Show less
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غرانت سي بتلر ؛ ترجمة عاطف بن فالح يوسف. Main Heritage Compact General DS204 .B88125 2012 Book Item-ID: i24971364 BIB-ID: 2642292 يتضمن مراجع ببليوجرافية... Show moreغرانت سي بتلر ؛ ترجمة عاطف بن فالح يوسف. Main Heritage Compact General DS204 .B88125 2012 Book Item-ID: i24971364 BIB-ID: 2642292 يتضمن مراجع ببليوجرافية وكشافات. Show less
البترول--اقتصاديات, البترول--اقتصاديات--السعودية, التاريخ الاقتصادي, DS204 .A8 1972
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الاحتلال العسكري, السياسة الدولية, الأمن الدولي, العلاقات الخارجية, الأحوال السياسية, DS204 .W85 1970z
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مجلد 3. الحجاز. محمود شاكر. Main Heritage Compact General DS204 .S53 1977 Book vol. 3 Item-ID: i15992743 BIB-ID: 2602454 يتضمن مراجع ببليوجرافية (صفحات 195... Show moreمجلد 3. الحجاز. محمود شاكر. Main Heritage Compact General DS204 .S53 1977 Book vol. 3 Item-ID: i15992743 BIB-ID: 2602454 يتضمن مراجع ببليوجرافية (صفحات 195-201) وكشافات. Show less
إعداد الإعلام الداخلي، المملكة العربية السعودية، وزارة الإعلام، الشؤون الإعلامية. Main Heritage Compact General DS204 .H33 1989 Book Item-ID: i20837653 ... Show moreإعداد الإعلام الداخلي، المملكة العربية السعودية، وزارة الإعلام، الشؤون الإعلامية. Main Heritage Compact General DS204 .H33 1989 Book Item-ID: i20837653 BIB-ID: 2611171 Show less
