Saudi Aramco and its World

Arabia And The Middle East

A revised edition of Armaco And its World, 1981

Edited by Ismail I. Nawwab, Peter C. Speers, Paul F. Hoye

Revised edition, 1995

Edited and with additional material by Arthur P. Clark, James P. Mandaville, William Tracy, Jane Waldron Grutz

The Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Saudi Aramco) Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, hardcover with dustjacket, illustrated.


Saudi Aramco and lts World: Arabia and the Middle East explores the history and contributions of this region. A com­prehensive reference on Saudi Arabia and its place in the modern world.

Contents focus on:
Pre-Islamic times: Mesopotamians, Egyptians, Persians, Greeks, South Arabians, North Arabians, Romans, the rise of Makkah, the art of writing, early times in the Arabian Gulf.

Islam and Islamic history: The Hijrah, the Holy Quran, Umayyads, Islam in Spain, Arabic writing, Arabic litera­ture, 'Abbasids, Fatimids, Turks, Crusaders, Mongols, Mamluks, Otto­mans, relations with the West.

Saudi Arabia: History, geography, climate, wildlife, flora, food, dress, stamps, money, government, law, modernization.

Oil in general, Saudi Aramco in particular: History, geology, explo­ration, technology, operations, work and social environment.

Nearly 600 illustrations, including photographs, maps, charts and draw­ings. Topographical maps delineate the changing Middle Eastern world at vital points in history from the 25th century E.C. to today. A color chart summarizes the chronology of Islamic history from the time of the Prophet Muhammad.