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Mirage : power, politics, and the hidden history of Arabian oil / Aileen Keating.

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Mirage : power, politics, and the hidden history of Arabian oil / Aileen Keating.

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Mirage : power, politics, and the hidden history of Arabian oil / Aileen Keating.

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Mirage : power, politics, and the hidden history of Arabian oil / Aileen Keating.

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Publisher

Amherst, N.Y. : Prometheus Books, 2005.

Date

2005.

Call Numbers

N338.27282/ 93

Record Identifier

74VK6w6obOZl

MMS ID

991020769769702626

Language

English

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Physical Description

Physical content

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...

Publication information

Publisher

Amherst, N.Y. : Prometheus Books, 2005.

Place of Publication

New York (State)

Date Published

2005.

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Scope and Contents

Summary

"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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General note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 533-540) and index.

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Other version (online)

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Call Numbers

N338.27282/ 93

Record Identifier

74VK6w6obOZl

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VK6w6obOZl

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ISBN

1591023467 (harcover : alk. paper)

9781591023463 (harcover : alk. paper)

DDC

338.272820953

MMS ID

991020769769702626

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