Mirage : power, politics, and the hidden history of Arabian oil / Aileen Keating.
Mirage : power, politics, and the hidden history of Arabian oil / Aileen Keating.
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Amherst, N.Y. : Prometheus Books, 2005.
Date
2005.
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N338.27282/ 93
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English
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560 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps, ports. ; 24 cm.
Contents
Setting the historical stage -- Ch. 1. "Major" Frank Holmes -- Ch. 2. The way to handle natives -- Ch. 3. An immense Arabian oil field -- Ch. 4. The intruder -- Ch. 5. Conflict, anger, and abdication -- Ch. 6. Resolute rulers -- Ch. 7. "A little affair like this" - Iraq oil -- Ch. 8. A colonial take...
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Amherst, N.Y. : Prometheus Books, 2005.
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New York (State)
Date Published
2005.
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"Mirage is a fascinating story of gunboat diplomacy, servants of empire, "uncrowned kings" of the Persian Gulf, amirs, sultans, shaikhs, kings, and spies. Mirage is peopled throughout with colorful individuals, including Frank Holmes - honored as Abu Al Naft, the Father of Oil, by the Gulf Arabs; future prime minister Winston Churchill, who as Lord...
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Mirage : power, politics, and the hidden history of Arabian oil / Aileen Keating.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 533-540) and index.
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N338.27282/ 93
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1591023467 (harcover : alk. paper)
9781591023463 (harcover : alk. paper)
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338.272820953
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991020769769702626