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

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2006.Description: xi, 353 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., map ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780195167436 (cloth : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 327.73 B789t
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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Books Books Tantur Ecumenical Institute Library Main Collection (Lower Floor) 327.73 B789t (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available

"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.

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