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100 1 _aKeating, Aileen.
_941073
245 1 0 _aMirage :
_bpower, politics, and the hidden history of Arabian oil /
_cAileen Keating.
260 _aAmherst, N.Y. :
_bPrometheus Books,
_c2005.
300 _a560 p. :
_bill., map ;
_c24 cm.
336 _2rdacontent
_atext
_btxt
337 _2rdamedia
_aunmediated
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338 _2rdacarrier
_avolume
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504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 _aThe Raj in Arabia -- No oil in Arabia -- The geological surveys -- "Major" Frank Holmes -- The way to handle natives -- An immense Arabian oilfield -- The intruder -- Conflict, anger and abdication -- Resolute rulers -- "A little affair like this"---Iraq oil -- A colonial takes on the Empire -- Water and war -- Big New York shaikhs -- No honour among oilmen -- Double dealing -- The nationality clause -- Diplomatic dance -- Pipeline politics -- Kuwait out---Bahrain in -- King Solomon's mines -- All eyes on Al Hasa -- Intrigue and illusion -- An unclean subject -- Pressure points -- Ahmad and Holmes -- Closure -- Epilogue -- A "right" to Arabia's oil -- The British claim examined -- The American claim examined -- Glossary -- Who's who.
610 1 0 _aHolmes, Frank,
_d1874-1947.
_984478
650 0 _aPetroleum industry and trade
_zMiddle East
_xHistory.
_984479
650 0 _aPetroleum industry and trade
_xGovernment policy
_zMiddle East.
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650 0 _aPetroleum
_xProspecting
_zMiddle East
_xHistory.
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