Overview

The untold story of how Exxon, Mobil, Chevron, and Texaco teamed up with the CIA and Department of State to thwart the plans of Greek shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis, who almost managed to reshape the Middle East. In 1954 Aristotle Onassis (long before he married Jacqueline Kennedy) made a bold business gamble: he tried to corner the crude oil shipping market by signing a deal with the King of Saudi Arabia. If it had worked, it would have reshaped the history of the Middle East. As it was, the proposed deal terrified British and U.S. oil companies and the Dulles brothers, who saw it as the first move in the nationalization of Saudi oil. Complicating things was the burgeoning Arab nationalist movement led by Egypt's newly elected president, Gamal Nasser. And of course there were the Soviets, now without Stalin, eager to build influence in the region. This little-known story about the collision of nationalism, money, celebrity, and oil sheds new light on the tangled history of the Middle East. Drawing on the author's immense knowledge of the Middle East and original research incorporating unexplored declassified documents, the book is an eye-opener for students of U.S. foreign policy, anyone interested in the global oil business, and scholars and historians of the role of the U.S. in the Arab world.

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Author:   Thomas W. Lippman
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint:   Praeger Publishers Inc
Weight:   0.567kg
ISBN:  

9781440863943

ISBN 10:   1440863946
Pages:   288
Publication Date:   03 May 2019
Recommended Age:   From 7 to 17 years
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

"Notes on Language and Usage Cast of Characters Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1 The Reign of Big Oil Chapter 2 Signs of Trouble Chapter 3 Intrigue on the Riviera Chapter 4 Onassis in the Dock Chapter 5 The Shot Heard 'Round the World of Oil Chapter 6 Oil and the Cold War Chapter 7 The CIA Is on the Case Chapter 8 A Two-Tier Strategy Chapter 9 The World vs. Onassis Chapter 10 Too Many Moving Parts Chapter 11 Onassis ""in the Doghouse"" Chapter 12 Power Struggle in the Kingdom Chapter 13 Don't Embarrass the King Chapter 14 The Revenge of Spyridon Catapodis Chapter 15 The Power of the Press Chapter 16 Impasse Chapter 17 Dark Days for Onassis Chapter 18 New Issues Emerge Chapter 19 New Crisis, Old Cases Chapter 20 The Suez Crisis Chapter 21 The End of the Affair Notes Select Bibliography Index"

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Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty. - Choice

Author Information

Thomas W. Lippman has been writing about Saudi Arabia for 40 years. He is a former Middle East bureau chief at the Washington Post and author of seven previous books, including Saudi Arabia on the Edge.

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