As OPEC approaches its 50th anniversary, the paperback edition of Nathan J. Citino's well-received study advances a challenging, revisionist interpretation of U.S.-Saudi relations and OPEC's historical significance. Citino re-examines the relationship between President Eisenhower and King Sa'Å«d in the context of the transition from British imperial hegemony to an American capitalist order in the Middle East. He shows how the political realignment that resulted in OPEC ensured that wealth and power subsequently remained in the hands of oil-producing governments. Using American and British archives, corporate records, and Arabic sources, this work reinterprets the foundations of U.S. Middle East policy, the modern Saudi state, and the global politics of oil.
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"Impressively well researched... will be of interest to anyone working on postwar U.S. relations with the region." —International Journal of Middle East Studies
(International Journal of Middle East Studies )"An important contribution to the literature on U.S. relations with Saudi Arabia and the Middle East in general." —American Historical Review
(American Historical Review )"An exceptionally well-researched and meticulously documented study of the evolution of both American policy and the kingdom of Saudi Arabia during a tumultuous period in Middle Eastern history." —Journal of American History
(Journal of American History )"A must read for scholars seeking to understand the origins of American relations with Saudi Arabia. Thorough... masterful... careful... compelling." —Douglas Little
(Douglas Little Diplomatic History )"A welcome addition to historical studies of U.S. oil diplomacy and of U.S.-Saudi relations." —Middle East Policy
(Middle East Policy )About the Author
Nathan J. Citino is Associate Professor of History at Colorado State University.
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ON AUGUST 31, 1952, the Saudi Amir Turki ibn Abdullah ibn Utayshan accompanied Rashid ibn Hamad from Saudi Arabia to the settlement of Hamasa, located in the Buraymi oasis on the eastern fringe of the Arabian peninsula. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
postwar petroleum order, foreign service despatch, foreign oil policy, sterling oil, tanker deal, oil diplomacy, tanker company, petroleum policy, nationalist threat, oil consortium, standstill agreement, unsigned memorandum, mutual withdrawal, rentier state, private diplomacy Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Middle East, Saudi Arabia, State Department, Foreign Office, Baghdad Pact, United States, Prince Faysal, National Security Council, Free Princes, Abu Dhabi, Eisenhower Doctrine, Soviet Union, Suez Canal, United Nations, King Salad, Eastern Province, Secretary Dulles, Great Britain, New York, Arab League, Courtesy Dwight, Iraq Petroleum Company, King Saud, Bedell Smith, Near Eastern Affairs Bureau New!
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ON AUGUST 31, 1952, the Saudi Amir Turki ibn Abdullah ibn Utayshan accompanied Rashid ibn Hamad from Saudi Arabia to the settlement of Hamasa, located in the Buraymi oasis on the eastern fringe of the Arabian peninsula. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
postwar petroleum order, foreign service despatch, foreign oil policy, sterling oil, tanker deal, oil diplomacy, tanker company, petroleum policy, nationalist threat, oil consortium, standstill agreement, unsigned memorandum, mutual withdrawal, rentier state, private diplomacy Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Middle East, Saudi Arabia, State Department, Foreign Office, Baghdad Pact, United States, Prince Faysal, National Security Council, Free Princes, Abu Dhabi, Eisenhower Doctrine, Soviet Union, Suez Canal, United Nations, King Salad, Eastern Province, Secretary Dulles, Great Britain, New York, Arab League, Courtesy Dwight, Iraq Petroleum Company, King Saud, Bedell Smith, Near Eastern Affairs Bureau New!
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- Middle East: Geography and Geopolitics by Ewan Anderson on 10 pages
- Descent to Suez: Diaries, 1951-56 by Evelyn Shuckburgh on 10 pages
- Saudi Arabia (Enchantment of the World) by Leila Merrell Foster on 8 pages
- Cold War (Living Through History Series) by Stephen Ashton on 7 pages
- The House of Saud by David Holden on 7 pages
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- Inside The Mirage: America's Fragile Partnership With Saudi Arabia by Thomas Lippman in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Caught in the Middle East: U.S. Policy toward the Arab-Israeli Conflict, 1945-1961 by Peter L. Hahn in Back Matter
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