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

ISBN: 1625341571

ISBN13: 9781625341570

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

(Part of the Culture and Politics in the Cold War and Beyond Series)

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. As drilling commenced and wells proliferated, Aramco soon became a major presence in the region. In this book Chad H. Parker tells Aramco's story, showing how an American company seeking resources and...

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