Oil Men, Territorial Ambitions and Political Agents : From Pearls to Oil in the Trucial States of the Gulf (2 Volumes).

""Oil Men"" represents a unique resource for the student of the challenges, both physical and political, of oil prospecting in a region with no infrastructure and no formal boundaries between local power bases. The book charts the slow and unexpected transformation of the emirate...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Heard, David
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berlin : Gerlach Press, 2019.
Colección:Gulf studies.
Temas:
Petroleum industry and trade > Persian Gulf States.
Pétrole > Industrie et commerce > États du golfe Persique.
HISTORY > Middle East > General.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Industries > General.
Economic history.
Petroleum industry and trade.
United Arab Emirates > History.
United Arab Emirates > Economic conditions.
Persian Gulf States.
United Arab Emirates.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:""Oil Men"" represents a unique resource for the student of the challenges, both physical and political, of oil prospecting in a region with no infrastructure and no formal boundaries between local power bases. The book charts the slow and unexpected transformation of the emirates from poverty to undreamed-of wealth. Detailed coverage with extensive access to primary sources describes the frequently tortuous negotiations between oil companies, sheikhs and regional political agents, all of whom sought to protect their different vested interests. The author has had full access to company records
Descripción Física:1 online resource (799 pages)
ISBN:9783959940658
3959940653

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