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- Making the Desert Modern: Americans, Arabs, and Oil on the Saudi Frontier, 1933-1973
Making the Desert Modern: Americans, Arabs, and Oil on the Saudi Frontier, 1933-1973
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In 1933 American oilmen representing what later became the Arabian American Oil Company (Aramco) signed a concession agreement with the Saudi Arabian king granting the company sole proprietorship over the oil reserves in the country's largest province. Aramco soon became a major presence in the region. Chad H. Parker tells Aramco's story, showing how an American company not only contributed to Saudi "nation building” but helped define US foreign policy.
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