America's Kingdom: Mythmaking on the Saudi Oil Frontier

America's Kingdom: Mythmaking on the Saudi Oil Frontier (Stanford Studies in Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies and Cultures (Paperback))

Now newly updated, Americaâ€™s Kingdom debunks the many myths that now surround the United Statesâ€™s special relationship with Saudi Arabia, also known as â€œthe dealâ€: oil for security. Exploding the long-established myth that the Arabian American Oil Company, Aramco, made miracles happen in the desert, Robert Vitalis shows how oil led the US government to follow the company to the kingdom, and how oil and Aramco quickly became Americaâ€™s largest single overseas private enterprise. From the establishment in the 1930s of a Jim Crow system in the Dhahran oil camps, to the consolidation of Americaâ€™s Kingdom under the House of Fahd, the royal faction that still rules today, this is a meticulously researched account of Aramco as a microcosm of the colonial order.
Country USA
Brand Verso
Manufacturer Verso Books
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9781844673131
Color Multicolor
ReleaseDate 2009-03-02
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781844673131

America's Kingdom: Mythmaking on the Saudi Oil Frontier (Stanford Studies in Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies and Cultures (Paperback))