The man who would be king : Mohammed bin Salman and the transformation of Saudi Arabia / Karen Elliott House.
| Author/creator | House, Karen Elliott author. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | First edition. |
| Publication | New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2025] |
| Copyright Date | ©2025 |
| Description | 289 pages, 8 unnumbered pages : color illustrations, map ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Abstract | "Karen House has gained unprecedented insights into Saudi Arabia and its controversial leader Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman through her more than forty years of experience covering the Arab kingdom.House reveals a leader who like Peter the Great is a reformer determined to modernize his kingdom but also an autocrat who jails political opponents and rival princes to assure his grip on power. Drawingon extensive interviews with the Crown Prince, his royal relatives,and his inner ring of advisors, [this book] explains in full what shaped the man who is reshaping Saudi Arabia. Drawing on fresh, headline-making reporting, House balances both sides of this complex ruler. We are introduced to MBS the visionary, who has ushered in reforms for women to participate more equitably, encouraged tourism to theKingdom, and placed long term bets on green energy and trillion dollar mega-projects like The Line, a hundred-mile-long enclosed futuristic city in the desert that will be run by AI. And we meet MBS the Machiavellian prince, widely accused of having Washington Post columnist and Saudi dissident Jamal Khashoggi murdered, and of sports washing the kingdom's reputation by investing billions in teams globally, from Premiere League soccer to the LIV (liv) golf tour to the World Cup, which the Kingdom will host in 2034"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-274) and index. |
| Genre/form | Biographies. |
| Genre/form | Biographies. |
| ISBN | 9780063390355 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 0063390353 (hardcover) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | DS244.526 .A4553 H68 2025 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |