Making sense of Saudi Arabia is crucially important today‎.‎ The kingdom‎'‎s western province contains the heart of Islam‎,‎ and it is the United States‎'‎ closest Arab ally and the largest producer of oil in the world‎.‎ However‎,‎ the country is undergoing rapid change‎:‎ its aged leadership is ceding power to a new generation‎,‎ and its society‎,‎ dominated by young people‎,‎ is restive‎.‎ Saudi Arabia has long remained closed to foreign scholars‎,‎ with a select few academics allowed into the kingdom over the past decade‎.‎ This book presents the fruits of their research as well as those of the most prominent Saudi academics in the field‎.‎ This volume focuses on different sectors of Saudi society and examines how the changes of the past few decades have affected each‎.‎ It reflects new insights and provides the most up‎-to‎-date research on the country‎'‎s social‎,‎ cultural‎,‎ economic and political dynamics‎.‎