na INLIS000000000006059 20221020011634 0010-0520006059 221020 | | eng 1 - 86064 - 193 - 8* eng 320.538 320.538 MAD p Madawi Al Rasheed Politics In Arabian Oasis : The Rashidis Of Saudi Arabia / Madawi Al Rasheed new york : Pt. Grasindo, 1991 Indeks : Index Bibliography this book tells the story of the important Rashidi tribe. Their state was in its heyday in the late 19 century and was seen by travellers as an embodiment of the ideal of a desert kongdom. Madawi Al Rasheed present both a history of Central Arabia in the period before the present Saudi state and an important study of the relationship between tribe and an state formation. She has drawn on a wealth of oral traditions and the firsthand accounts of travellers and scholars to paint a fascinating social history. 1. Politik Arabian 01311/MKRI-P/I-2005 01311/MKRI-P/I-2005