Saudi arabia in transition insights on social political economic and religious change edited by bernard haykel thomas hegghammer and stephane lacroix the other saudis shiism dissent and sectarianism by toby matthiesen. Saudi arabia in transition insights on social political economic and religious change amazonde haykel bernard hegghammer thomas lacroix stephane . Few countries of such importance to the global economy and regional order are as misunderstood in political and public opinion as saudi arabia it is only in th it is only in th we use cookies to enhance your experience on our websiteby continuing to use our website you are agreeing to our use of cookies. Saudi arabia in transition insights on social political economic and religious change by bernard haykel stephane lacroix thomas hegghammer in regions research world 15 jan 2015 publishers description making sense of saudi arabia is crucially important today the kingdoms western province contains the heart of islam and it is the united states closest arab ally . Saudi arabia in transition insights on social political economic and religious change edited by bernard haykel near eastern studies princeton university thomas hegghammer norwegian defence research establishment stephane lacroix sciences po paris new york ny cambridge university press 2015 vii 351 pages illustrations 23 cm related links cover image assetscambridge