Mirage: power, politics, and the hidden history of Arabian oil/ Aileen Keating
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TextPublication details: New York : Prometheus Books, 2005Description: 560p. : ill. ; 24cmISBN: 1591023467Subject(s): Holmes, Frank, -- 1874-1947DDC classification: 338.272820953
Contents:
"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.
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Central Library, Sikkim University General Book Section | 338.272820953 KEA/M (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | P14367 |
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"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.
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