America's kingdom
mythmaking on the Saudi oil frontier
Vitalis, Robert
1955-
creator
text
bibliography
cau
Stanford, Calif
Stanford University Press
2007
monographic
eng
xxvii, 353 p., [ 7 ] p. of plates, ill. , map ; 24 cm.
Foreword -- Cast of characters -- Captive narratives: a brief and unexceptional introduction to the history of firms and states -- Part 1. The nearest faraway place -- Arabian frontiers -- American camp -- The wizards of Dhahran -- Part 2. Desire's empty quarter -- Ayyam al-Kadalak (days of the Cadillac) -- Eye of the desert -- El jefe rojo -- America's kingdom -- Afterword -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
Robert Vitalis.
Includes bibliographical references ( p.279-338) and index.
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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
HD9576.S334 A738 2007
Stanford studies in Middle Eastern and Islamic societies and cultures
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