Making the Desert Modern - Americans, Arabs, and Oil on the Saudi Frontier, 1933-1973

Informationen zum Autor Chad H. Parker is associate professor of history at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Klappentext In 1933 American oilmen representing what later became the Arabian American Oil Company (Aramco) signed a concession agreement with the Saudi Arabian king granting the company sole proprietorship over the oil reserves in the country's largest province. Aramco soon became a major presence in the region. Chad H. Parker tells Aramco's story, showing how an American company not only contributed to Saudi "nation building” but helped define US foreign policy.

Product details

• Authors: Chad Parker, Chad H. Parker
• Publisher: University of Massachusetts
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.04.2015
• EAN: 9781625341570
• ISBN: 978-1-62534-157-0
• No. of pages: 176
• Series: Culture and Politics in the Co
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Economics