Oil, US empire, and the Middle East -- The road to the oil shock -- Pursuing petrodollar interdependence -- The triangle to the Nile -- The petrodollar economy -- Visions of petrodollar promise and peril -- Reform and revolt -- Revolution and invasions -- Recoveries and crises -- End of an era
Summary
"History of how international petrodollar flows transformed the role of the Middle East within the global empire of the United States during the 1970s and 1980s, both increasing Middle East-US cooperation and generating cultural and political backlashes, with particular focus on US relations with Egypt, Iran, Iraq, and Saudi Arabia"-- Provided by publisher
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on June 22, 2021)
