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Mirage : power, politics, and the hidden history of Arabian oil / Aileen Keating.
Lippincott Library HD9576.M52 K43 2005
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Keating, Aileen.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Holmes, Frank, 1874-1947.
- Holmes, Frank.
- Petroleum industry and trade--Middle East--History.
- Petroleum industry and trade.
- Petroleum industry and trade--Government policy--Middle East.
- Petroleum--Prospecting--Middle East--History.
- Petroleum.
- Petroleum--Prospecting.
- History.
- Petroleum industry and trade--Government policy.
- Middle East.
- Physical Description:
- 560 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Amherst, N.Y. : Prometheus Books, 2005.
- Summary:
- In this fascinating history of the discovery, development, and exploitation of Middle East oil, an international journalist tells a largely unknown story rich in drama, conflict, and comic interludes. Illustrations.
- Contents:
- The Raj in Arabia
- No oil in Arabia
- The geological surveys
- "Major" Frank Holmes
- The way to handle natives
- An immense Arabian oilfield
- The intruder
- Conflict, anger and abdication
- Resolute rulers
- "A little affair like this"
- -Iraq oil
- A colonial takes on the Empire
- Water and war
- Big New York shaikhs
- No honour among oilmen
- Double dealing
- The nationality clause
- Diplomatic dance
- Pipeline politics
- Kuwait out
- -Bahrain in
- King Solomon's mines
- All eyes on Al Hasa
- Intrigue and illusion
- An unclean subject
- Pressure points
- Ahmad and Holmes
- Closure
- Epilogue
- A "right" to Arabia's oil
- The British claim examined
- The American claim examined
- Glossary
- Who's who.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1591023467
- OCLC:
- 60393676
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