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Back to EpisodesThe Prince: The Emergence of Elites in Early 20th-Century Saudi Arabia
Published 8 years, 2 months ago
Description
In our minds, Saudi Arabia, to this day, has been an ultraconservative, almost medieval society, with a clear hierarchy and a coercive leadership. But it turns out that is not exactly the case.
Nachum Shiloh discusses his research that focuses on the history of Saudi elites in the first half of the 20th century.
This episode originally aired June 6, 2015.