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LEADER: 01778cam a22002894a 4500
001 2005013881
003 DLC
005 20060126113204.0
008 050513s2005 nyuab b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2005013881
020 $a1591023467 (hardcover : alk. paper)
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dDLC
042 $apcc
043 $aaw-----
050 00 $aHD9576.M52$bK43 2005
082 00 $a338.2/7282/0953$222
100 1 $aKeating, Aileen.
245 10 $aMirage :$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.
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 10 $aHolmes, Frank,$d1874-1947.
650 0 $aPetroleum industry and trade$zMiddle East$xHistory.
650 0 $aPetroleum industry and trade$xGovernment policy$zMiddle East.
650 0 $aPetroleum$xProspecting$zMiddle East$xHistory.
856 41 $3Table of contents$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0512/2005013881.html