{"product_id":"oil-powers-9780231197274","title":"Oil Powers","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVictor McFarland challenges the view that the U.S.-Saudi alliance is the inevitable consequence of American energy demand and Saudi Arabia’s huge oil reserves. \u003ci\u003eOil Powers\u003c\/i\u003e traces the growth of the alliance through a dense web of political, economic, and social connections that bolstered royal and executive power and the national-security state.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe extraordinary relationship between the United States and Saudi Arabia has influenced both countries, often for the worse. There is no better guide to the origins of this complex alliance than McFarland’s new book. Anyone with an interest in the U.S. role in the Middle East should read it. -- Odd Arne Westad, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Cold War: A World History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA lot of nonsense has been written since 9\/11 about the history of United States-Saudi relations. \u003ci\u003eOil Powers\u003c\/i\u003e gets it right. -- Robert Vitalis, author of \u003ci\u003eOilcraft: The Myths of Scarcity and Security That Haunt U.S. Energy Policy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMcFarland’s superb, deeply researched book convincingly shows just how crucial the U.S.–Saudi alliance was in reorienting America’s foreign policy and the global economy in the 1970s. The legacies of these policies—wars in the Middle East, the rise of finance, and others—continue to shape global affairs today. -- Vanessa Ogle, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Global Transformation of Time: 1870–1950\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eErudite and eloquent, \u003ci\u003eOil Powers\u003c\/i\u003e is required reading for all those interested in U.S.-Saudi relations, oil politics, and the international political economy. McFarland makes a stirring argument for Saudi influence on the financialization and militarization of U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East in the 1970s. -- Christopher R. W. Dietrich, author of \u003ci\u003eOil Revolution: Anticolonial Elites, Sovereign Rights, and the Economic Culture of Decolonization\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMcFarland charts the growth of deep connections between the Saudi government and American big business, lobbyists and other corporate interests in the Washington DC “swamp”, and shows how these have entrenched executive power in the US, and royal power in Saudi Arabia, with the result that both governments have become less responsive to their people. * Times Literary Supplement *\u003cbr\u003eSuitable as a secondary text for a contemporary Middle East studies or international relations course or seminar. * Choice *\u003cbr\u003eErudite and eloquent, \u003ci\u003eOil Powers\u003c\/i\u003e is required reading for all those who are interested in the history of U.S.-Saudi relations, oil politics, and the international political economy. -- Christopher Dietrich * H-Diplo *\u003cbr\u003eMcFarland’s compelling narrative is laced with the panic of oil market experts who warn that America’s oil intensive economy rendered the country vulnerable to market manipulation that soon comes to pass. * Middle East Journal *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003eA Note on Arabic Transliteration \u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: Jeddah, 1974\u003cbr\u003e1. Wheels of Empire\u003cbr\u003e2. Roads to Profit\u003cbr\u003e3. Ignition\u003cbr\u003e4. Machines in Motion\u003cbr\u003e5. The Cutoff\u003cbr\u003e6. Unmoored\u003cbr\u003e7. Turning Right\u003cbr\u003e8. Ascent\u003cbr\u003eConclusion\u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003eIndex","brand":"Columbia University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400352244055,"sku":"9780231197274","price":27.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780231197274.jpg?v=1730470466","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/oil-powers-9780231197274","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}