America's kingdom: mythmaking on the Saudi oil frontier

Contents -- Foreword -- Cast of characters -- Captive narratives: a brief and unexceptional introduction to the history of firms and states -- Part 1. The nearest faraway place -- Arabian frontiers -- American camp -- The wizards of Dhahran -- Part 2. Desire's empty quarter -- Ayyam al-Kadalak...

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Main Author: Vitalis, Robert 1955- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London ; New York Verso 2009
Edition:[New updated Edition]
Series:Politics
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Summary:Contents -- Foreword -- Cast of characters -- Captive narratives: a brief and unexceptional introduction to the history of firms and states -- Part 1. The nearest faraway place -- Arabian frontiers -- American camp -- The wizards of Dhahran -- Part 2. Desire's empty quarter -- Ayyam al-Kadalak (days of the Cadillac) -- Eye of the desert -- El jefe rojo -- America's kingdom -- Afterword -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Originally published: 2007
Physical Description:xxllll, 353 Seiten Illustrationen
ISBN:9781844673131

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