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1) Thicker than oil: America's uneasy partnership with Saudi Arabia

Author

Bronson, Rachel

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Pub. Date

2006.

Language

English

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327.7305 BRONS

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2006.	Oxford University Press	xi, 353 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm	English	Available Central - Adult Nonfiction 327.7305 BRONS	More Info Place Hold

2) The prince: the secret story of the world's most intriguing royal, prince Bandar bin Sultan

Author

Simpson, William

Publisher

Regan Books

Pub. Date

2006.

Language

English

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B BIN SULTAN B PRINCE

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2006.	Regan Books	x, 480 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm	English	Available Central - Adult Biography B BIN SULTAN B PRINCE	More Info Place Hold

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For the last two and a half decades, the United States and Saudi Arabia have had a very special relationship through war, oil crises, and global terrorism. At a time when understanding our friends is as important as knowing our enemies, understanding Prince Bandar bin Sultan may be the key to figuring out the Saudis. He has played key roles in The Cold War, the Iran-Contra Affair, the withdrawal of the Soviet military from Afghanistan and the negotiation...

3) Kings and presidents: Saudi Arabia and the United States since FDR

Author

Riedel, Bruce O

Publisher

Brookings Institution Press

Pub. Date

[2018]

Language

English

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327.538073 RIEDE

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[2018]	Brookings Institution Press	xv, 251 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm	English	Available Central - Adult Nonfiction 327.538073 RIEDE	More Info Place Hold

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Saudi Arabia and the United States have been partners since 1943, when President Roosevelt met with two future Saudi monarchs. Subsequent U.S. presidents have had direct relationships with those kings and their successors-setting the tone for a special partnership between an absolute monarchy with a unique Islamic identity and the world's most powerful democracy. Although based in large part on economic interests, the U.S.-Saudi relationship has...

4) Kingdom of the unjust: behind the u.s.-saudi connection

Author

Benjamin, Medea

Publisher

Or Books Llc

Pub. Date

[2016]

Language

English

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327.73 BENJA

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[2016]	Or Books Llc	240 pages : map ; 18 cm	English	Available Central - Adult Nonfiction 327.73 BENJA	More Info Place Hold

5) Saudi, Inc.: the Arabian kingdom's pursuit of profit and power

Author

Wald, Ellen R

Publisher

Pegasus Books

Pub. Date

2018.

Language

English

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338.2728 WALD

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2018.	First Pegasus Books edition.	Pegasus Books	xvii, 302 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm	English	Available Central - Adult Nonfiction 338.2728 WALD	More Info Place Hold

6) The oil kings: how the U.S., Iran, and Saudi Arabia changed the balance of power in the Middle East

Author

Cooper, Andrew Scott

Publisher

Simon & Schuster

Pub. Date

[2011]

Language

English

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327.73 COOPE

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[2011]	Simon & Schuster	530 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm	English	Available Central - Adult Nonfiction 327.73 COOPE	More Info Place Hold

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Cooper explores how the U.S. decision in the mid-1970s to choose Saudi Arabia as the dominant oil power in the Mideast ultimately led to the Islamic revolution in Iran.