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Iffat Al Thunayan: An Arabian Queen
Joseph A. Kéchichian
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Description for Iffat Al Thunayan: An Arabian Queen
Hardcover. Num Pages: 320 pages, colour illus. BIC Classification: 1FBXS; BGH; JN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 165 x 36. Weight in Grams: 822.
Iffat Al Thunayan, spouse of the late King Faysal bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud (r. 1964-1975), was a pillar of the ruling Al Saud family. Born and raised in Istanbul to an uprooted Saudi family, she returned to the Kingdom in 1932, a few months before the founder ruler, Abdul Aziz bin Abdul Rahman, reinstituted the monarchy. Iffat used her influence to infiltrate many progressive ideas into the Kingdom, including significant strides in education for both boys and girls as well as major advances in health care. An astute observer and a doer par excellence, Queen Iffat left her mark ... Read more
Iffat Al Thunayan, spouse of the late King Faysal bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud (r. 1964-1975), was a pillar of the ruling Al Saud family. Born and raised in Istanbul to an uprooted Saudi family, she returned to the Kingdom in 1932, a few months before the founder ruler, Abdul Aziz bin Abdul Rahman, reinstituted the monarchy. Iffat used her influence to infiltrate many progressive ideas into the Kingdom, including significant strides in education for both boys and girls as well as major advances in health care. An astute observer and a doer par excellence, Queen Iffat left her mark ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
Liverpool, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781845196851
SKU
V9781845196851
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99-50
About Joseph A. Kéchichian
Joseph A. Kéchichian is the author of several published books, including Succession in Saudi Arabia (2001), Faysal: Saudi Arabia’s King for All Seasons (2008), Power and Succession in Arab Monarchies, (2008), and Legal and Political Reforms in Saudi Arabia (2013). His most recent publications are Iffat al Thunayan: An Arabian Queen (2015), From Alliance to Union: Challenges Facing Gulf ... Read more
Reviews for Iffat Al Thunayan: An Arabian Queen
A major academic achievement. The author paints an image of a liberalized Queen who seldom condemned the traditions of her society, and while she imported the best from what the West offered, her forte was to truly invest in her people and country. What comes across in this dramatic story, which highlights the life of a girl who lived under ... Read more