Buraimi : the struggle for power, influence and oil in Arabia /: the struggle for power, influence and oil in Arabia. (2014)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Michael Quentin Morton.
• Authors: Morton, Michael Quentin
• Contents: Acknowledgements; List of Illustrations; Abbreviations; Note to the Reader; Notes on the Main Characters; Prologue; 1. Jedda Calling; 2. A Bend in the Wadi; 3. The Riyadh Line; 4. Lanterns in the Dark; 5. A Tale of Two Brothers; 6. Squeezing Aramco; 7. The Stobart Incident; 8. Borderlands; 9. Turki and the Tribes; 10. Taking a Stand; 11. The Hamasa Blockade; 12. No Oil Man's Land; 13. Make it a Red Fire; 14. The Buraimi Arbitration Tribunal; 15. Dust in Their Eyes; 16. Operation Bonaparte; 17. The Road to Suez; 18. Rebels and Refugees; 19. Shaybah Rising; Epilogue; Maps; Glossary.
• Publisher Details: Place of publication not identified : I.B. Tauris
• Publication Date: 2014
• Extent: 1 online resource (304 pages)
• Subjects: 953.052; Petroleum -- Prospecting -- Arabian Peninsula -- History -- 20th century; Politics and government; Petroleum -- Prospecting; Arabian Peninsula -- History -- 20th century; Arabian Peninsula -- Politics and government -- 20th century; Arabian Peninsula; Electronic books; History
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780857734112; 0857734113
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.