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Oil, God, and Gold : The Story of Aramco and the Saudi Kings by Anthony Cave Brown (1999, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherHoughton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
ISBN-100395592208
ISBN-139780395592205
eBay Product ID (ePID)1007444
Product Key Features
Edition1
Book TitleOil, God, and Gold : the Story of Aramco and the Saudi Kings
Number of Pages420 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1999
TopicPetroleum, Middle East / General
IllustratorYes
GenreTechnology & Engineering, History
TypeTextbook
AuthorAnthony Cave Brown
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.3 in
Item Weight27.1 Oz
Item Length9.6 in
Item Width6.6 in
Additional Product Features
LCCN98-039654
Dewey Edition21
Dewey Decimal338.7/6223382/09538
Edition DescriptionTeacher's edition
Table Of ContentThinking about SimulationThe Pieces that Make the WholeA Model for All SeasonsSimulation in Theory-Building and Policy AnalysisDesigning a Computer SimulationHow to Build Your Own Steps in the Simulation-building ProcessTechnical Aspects of SimulationProgramming, Validating, and Analyzing a Computer Simulation ModelSimulation Number 1An Exercise in Theory BuildingSimulation Number 2An Exercise in Policy AnalysisSimulation Number 3An Exercise Incorporating Stochastic VariationThe Art and Science of Simulation
SynopsisHere is the extraordinary tale of what the U.S. State Department once called "the most valuable commercial prize in the history of the planet," the vast oil reserves beneath the sands of the Arabian desert. Using Aramco files never before available to scholars or journalists, dozens of personal interviews, and U.S. and British government documents, Anthony Cave Brown recounts the unceasing diplomatic and corporate maneuvers aimed at obtaining this unimaginable wealth, an ongoing drama that involved such figures as the great warrior-king Ibn Saud, founder of the Saudi dynasty; H. St. John Philby, the British scholar-adventurer who was a chief advisor to the king; the American philanthropist Charles Crane; Winston Churchill; Franklin Delano Roosevelt; and assorted oil-industry executives and engineers across the United States. Played out against a background of war and the turmoil of an ancient culture thrust abruptly into the twentieth century, the struggle to obtain the prize was won by the United States, which emerged from the battle to become the dominant Western power in the Middle East.
LC Classification NumberHD9576.S33B76 1999
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- Jun 30, 2020
Big Oil
Great story of Saudi-American relations at the outset of the biggest oil discovery to date. The excesses of Arab monarchy are played against the greed of the West in this true story of Aramco.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
