Dynasties. How Power is Organized in Modern Arab Monarchies

Guile and love, scandals and intrigues, magical legends and harsh reality, an astonishing past and incredible reforms of the present – all of this is the story of modern Arab monarchical dynasties. The "Arabian Game of Thrones" is rife with plots from the tales of "One Thousand and One Nights" and earthly vices of rulers. Emerging at the fracture of eras, these dynasties have created an unprecedented Arab world with new "wonders of the world" like Dubai – yet have remained deeply conservative. The real book is a journey into the forbidden halls of those who influence the modern world, and whose luxurious palaces still stand on sand, oil, and blood.