Contents
Illustrations follow page 111
Preface to the Second Edition
Acknowledgments
Note on Transliteration
Maps
Introduction
1. A Dutch Uncle: The U.S. and Buraymī, 1952
2. Old Soldiers: Eisenhower and 'Abd al-'Azīz ibn Sa'ūd,
January–November 1953
3. Reaching a Crossroads: The U.S. and King Sa'ūd, December
1953–November 1955
4. A Tangled Skein: Suez, December 1955–December 1956
5. We Have Here an Opportunity: The Eisenhower Doctrine, January
1957–July 1958
6. We Might as Well Believe in Arab Nationalism: OPEC and the
Modern Saudi State, August 1958–December 1960
Conclusion
List of Abbreviations
Notes
Bibliography
Index
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