America's Kingdom: Mythmaking on the Saudi Oil Frontier (Stanford Studies in Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies and Cultures (Paperback))
Robert Vitalis examines mythmaking on Saudi Arabia’s oil frontier and considers how American involvement has been understood through political, economic, and cultural narratives. Situated within Middle Eastern and Islamic studies, this scholarly work explores the relationship between oil, regional history, and the construction of America’s kingdom.
About This Book
America's Kingdom examines the relationship between the United States and Saudi Arabia through the idea of an oil frontier.
The book focuses on mythmaking and the ways narratives shape understanding of American involvement in Saudi oil.
Its subject connects political, economic, and cultural history in the Middle East and the Islamic world.
Part of the Stanford Studies in Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies and Cultures series, this work offers a scholarly perspective on a consequential region and resource.
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