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Wald, Ellen R. (Ellen Rose), 1981-
Subjects
Arabian American Oil Company -- History.
Saudi Aramco -- History.
Petroleum industry and trade -- Saudi Arabia -- History.
United States -- Foreign relations -- Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Arabia -- Foreign relations -- United States.
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Saudi, Inc. : the Ar...
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Wald, Ellen R. (Ellen Rose), 1981-
Arabian American Oil Company -- History.
Saudi Aramco -- History.
Petroleum industry and trade -- Saudi Arabia -- History.
United States -- Foreign relations -- Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Arabia -- Foreign relations -- United States.
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Saudi, Inc. : the Arabian kingdom's pursuit of profit and power / Ellen R. Wald.
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Wald, Ellen R. (Ellen Rose), 1981-
Pegasus Books, 2018.
Call #:
338
.7665
W157s
Subjects
Arabian American Oil Company -- History.
Saudi Aramco -- History.
Petroleum industry and trade -- Saudi Arabia -- History.
United States -- Foreign relations -- Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Arabia -- Foreign relations -- United States.
ISBN:
9781681776606 (hc.)
Alternate title:
Arabian kingdom's pursuit of profit and power
Edition:
1st Pegasus Books ed.
Description:
xvii, 302 p. : col. ill.; 24 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-292) and index.
Contents:
Prologue: The refugee becomes king -- "A devil of a time" -- The Americans in King ibn Saud's court -- Actual accrued benefit -- An Arabian dawn -- He met his duty -- Putting the house in order -- Wahhabism, women, westerners, and riyals -- "Masters of our own commodity" -- "Nationalization was not the thing at all" -- "Barrels of oil and gigawatts of power" -- Epilogue: For their sons.
Summary:
"A groundbreaking history that reveals the motivations and machinations behind Aramco and the rise of Saudi Arabia"--Jacket.
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