Desert Kingdom : How Oil and Water Forged Modern Saudi Arabia.
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- text
- computer
- online resource
- 9780674059405
- Natural resources-Government policy-Saudi Arabia-History-20th century
- Water resources development-Government policy-Saudi Arabia-History-20th century
- Water-Government policy-Saudi Arabia-History-20th century
- Petroleum industry and trade-Government policy-Saudi Arabia-History-20th century
- Saudi Arabia-Politics and government-20th century
- 953.805
- DS244
Intro -- Contents -- 1. The Nature of the State -- 2. Imperial Geology -- 3. The Dogma of Development -- 4. Engineering the Garden -- 5. The Black Gold Coast -- 6. The Wages of Oil -- 7. Nature's Retreat -- Epilogue: House of Wisdom -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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