Oil And the Killing of the American Consul in Tehran

Informationen zum Autor Mohammad Gholi Majd holds a Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics from Cornell University. He is the author of The Great Famine and Genocide in Persia, 1917-1919 and Iraq in World War I, both from the University Press of America. Klappentext Oil and the Killing of the American Consul in Tehran explores the Anglo-American tensions over the control of oil in Iraq and Persia after WWI and the impact of American Vice-Consul Robert Imbrie's murder. Using evidence from U.S. State Department documents, this detailed work argues that Imbrie was the victim of a conspiracy aimed at consolidating British power in the region. Zusammenfassung Explores the Anglo-American tensions over the control of oil in Iraq and Persia after WWI and the impact of American Vice-Consul Robert Imbrie's murder. Using evidence from US State Department documents! this work argues that Imbrie was the victim of a conspiracy aimed at consolidating British power in the region. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 1. Anglo-American Discord on Middle East Oil Chapter 2 2. Exchange of Notes and American-British "Oil Entente" Chapter 3 3. American Interest in North Persia Oil and Persian Offer to Standard Oil Chapter 4 4. Standard Oil-Anglo-Persian Combination and Rivalry with Sinclair Oil Chapter 5 5. Sinclair Concession and Impact of Oil Scandal in America Chapter 6 6. The Killing of Consul Imbrie: A Documentary Account Chapter 7 7. A Whitewash of the Crime and a Travesty of Justice Chapter 8 Index Chapter 9 About the Author

Product details

• Authors: Mohammad Gholi Majd, Majd Mohammad Gholi
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 19.06.2006
• EAN: 9780761835059
• ISBN: 978-0-7618-3505-9
• No. of pages: 350
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 216 mm x 19 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Individual industrial sectors, branches; Iran, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Petroleum, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Energy, Petroleum & oil industries, Petroleum, oil and gas industries