Thicker Than Oil : America's uneasy partnership with Saudi Arabia / Rachel Bronson.

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Bronson, Rachel

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TextPublication details: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.Description: xi, 353 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., map ; 24 cmISBN:

0195167430 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780195167436 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780195367058 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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DDC classification:

327.7305 22 BRO-T 549

LOC classification:

E183.8.S25 B76 2006

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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.

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"A Council on Foreign Relations book."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 311-331) and index.

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