Thicker Than Oil : America's Uneasy Partnership with Saudi Arabia.

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Drawing on a wide range of archival material, declassified documents, and interviews with leading Saudi and American officials, Bronson chronicles a history of close, and always controversial, contacts between the US and Saudi Arabia. She argues that contrary to popular belief the relationship was n...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Bronson, Rachel
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cary : Oxford University Press, Incorporated, 2008.
Temas:
Diplomatic relations
United States > Foreign relations > Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Arabia > Foreign relations > United States.
États-Unis > Relations extérieures > Arabie saoudite.
Arabie saoudite > Relations extérieures > États-Unis.
Saudi Arabia
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Drawing on a wide range of archival material, declassified documents, and interviews with leading Saudi and American officials, Bronson chronicles a history of close, and always controversial, contacts between the US and Saudi Arabia. She argues that contrary to popular belief the relationship was never simply about ""oil for security."" Saudi Arabia's geographic location and religiously motivated foreign policy figured prominently in American efforts to defeat ""godless communism."" From Africa to Afghanistan, the two worked to beat back Soviet expansion. But decisions made for hardheaded Col.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (368 pages)
ISBN:9780199728886
0199728887

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