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Empires and Anarchies: A History of Oil in the Middle East
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Contents
Author’s Note
Maps
Introduction
Iran
1. A Scrap of Paper, 1849-1918
2. Circling Skies, 1918-45
3. Into the Great Unknown, 1945-71
Iraq
4. The Oil Game, 1903-28
5. Birds of Ill Omen, 1928-45
6. Pumping Dust, 1945-71
Arabia and The Gulf
7. The Plenty Quarter, 1920-44
8. Big and Little Wheels, 1924-44
9. Chasing the Arab Zone, 1944-71
The Middle East
10. Voices in the Dark
11. Sisters and Brothers, 1945-80
12. Kings and Cartels, 1968-86
13. A Camel Ride to Armageddon, 1980-2003
14. The New Rome
Appendix
Timeline
Glossary
References
Select Bibliography
Acknowledgements
Photo Acknowledgements
Index