Thicker than oil : America's uneasy partnership with Saudi Arabia /
By: Bronson, Rachel
Material type: BookPublisher: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.Description: xi, 353 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., map ; 24 cm.ISBN: 0195167430 (cloth : alk. paper); 9780195167436 (cloth : alk. paper); 9780195367058 (pbk. : alk. paper)DDC classification: 327.73053809/045 Online resources: Location MapItem type | Home library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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REGULAR | University of Wollongong in Dubai Main Collection | 327.73053809045 BR TH (Browse shelf) | Available | T0042164 |
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"A Council on Foreign Relations book."
Includes bibliographical references (p. 311-331) and index.
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.