Vision Or Mirage Av David (Former American Diplomat Dubai) Rundell

<b>''Clear-eyed and illuminating.¿ </b><b>Henry Kissinger, </b><b>former Secretary of State and National Security Advisor</b>''<b>A rich, superbly researched, balanced history of the modern Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.''</b><b>General David Petraeus, former Commander U.S. Central Command and Director of the Central Intelligence Agency</b><b> ¿Destined to be the best single volume on the Kingdom.¿ </b><b>Ambassador Chas Freeman, </b><b>former U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia and Assistant Secretary of Defense</b><b>''Should be prescribed reading for a new generation of political leaders.''</b><b>Sir Richard Dearlove,</b><b> former Chief of H.M. Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) and Master of Pembroke College, Cambridge.</b>Something extraordinary is happening in Saudi Arabia. A traditional, tribal society once known for its lack of tolerance is rapidly implementing significant economic and social reforms. An army of foreign consultants is rewriting the social contract, King Salman has cracke