Saudi Arabia is generally and justifiably viewed as a country with some of the fewest democratic institutions and the weakest traditions of pluralism.
Since the 1920s local, tribal, Shi\'i and dynastic histories.
Jorg Matthias Determann brings this element to light by analysing an important field of cultural activity in Saudi Arabia: historical writing.
It is therefore surprising to learn that at lEast in one corner of the Saudi world, there can be found a plurality of opinions and lively debate.
Saudi Arabia is generally and justifiably viewed as a country with some of the fewest democratic institutions and the weakest traditions of pluralism