Thicker than oil : America's uneasy partnership with Saudi Arabia / Rachel Bronson.

Author/creator Bronson, Rachel
Format Book
Publication InfoOxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.
Descriptionxi, 353 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents
Subjects

Contents Oil, God and real estate -- Dropping anchors in the Middle East -- An Islamic pope -- Shifting sands -- Double, double, oil and trouble -- "A new and glorious chapter" -- Mobilizing religion -- Begin or Reagan -- "We support some, they support some" -- The Cold War ends with a bang -- Parting ways -- September 11 and beyond -- Reconfiguring the U.S.-Saudi strategic partnership -- Notes -- Selected bibliography -- Index.
General note"A Council on Foreign Relations book."
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 311-331) and index.
LCCN 2005024834
ISBN0195167430 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9780195167436

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks E183.8.S25 B76 2006 ✔ Available Place Hold