TY  - BOOK
AU  - Heard,David
TI  - Oil men, territorial ambitions and political agents: from pearls to oil in the trucial states of the Gulf : Vol. II 
T2  - Gulf studies at Gerlach Press
SN  - 9783959940689
U1  - 338.27282095357 HE OI 
PY  - 2019///
CY  - Berlin, Germany
PB  - Gerlach Press
KW  - Petroleum industry and trade
KW  - Persian Gulf States
KW  - Economic history
N2  - "'Oil Men' represents a unique resource for the student of the challenges, both physical and political, of oil prospecting in a region with no infrastructure and no formal boundaries between local power bases. The book charts the slow and unexpected transformation of the emirates from poverty to undreamed-of wealth. Detailed coverage with extensive access to primary sources describes the frequently tortuous negotiations between oil companies, sheikhs and regional political agents, all of whom sought to protect their different vested interests. The author has had full access to company records which are quoted throughout, including progress reports, minutes of meetings, telegrams and other primary souces, which are collected in fill in volume 2"--Publisher's description
UR  - https://uowd.box.com/s/mrl84zwc1gzc0g6ukj9t39mfl39i2fyz
ER  -