The Oil Kings - How the US, Iran and Saudi-Arabia Changed the Balance of Power in the Middle East (Paperback, Revised edition)

Oil Kings offers the first inside look at how an oil crisis was manipulated by Alan Greenspan, Donald Rumsfeld, and President Ford (hoping to secure his re-election), helping to precipitate the fall of the Shah of Iran in 1979. Andrew Scott Cooper reveals the fatal struggle between the "oil kings", both Middle-Eastern and American, as they jockeyed for power, playing games that led directly to the rise of Iran's radical anti-American theocracy, which still exists today. An intrepid investigative reporter, Andrew Scott Cooper is the first to access newly declassified papers, and to interview key people who formulated US foreign poilicy in that period. Carefully connecting up the dots, he brilliantly reconstructs the history of that vexed decade when the modern world was changed forever.

General

Imprint:	Oneworld Publications
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	May 2012
First published:	May 2012
Authors:	Andrew Scott Cooper
Dimensions:	198 x 129 x 35mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - B-format / B-format
Pages:	544
Edition:	Revised edition
ISBN-13:	978-1-85168-938-5
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > International relations > General Books > Business & Economics > Economics > International economics > General Books > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General
LSN:	1-85168-938-9
Barcode:	9781851689385

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