xvii, 302 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-292) and index.
Contents
Prologue: The refugee becomes king -- "A devil of a time" -- The Americans in King ibn Saud's court -- Actual accrued benefit -- An Arabian dawn -- He met his duty -- Putting the house in order -- Wahhabism, women, westerners, and riyals -- "Masters of our own commodity" -- "Nationalization was not the thing at all" -- "Barrels of oil and gigawatts of power" -- Epilogue: For their sons.
Summary
"A groundbreaking history that reveals the motivations and machinations behind Aramco and the rise of Saudi Arabia"--Jacket.
