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The Oil Kings
Andrew Scott Cooper
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Description for The Oil Kings
Paperback. The first expose of the secret U.S.-Saudi plot that broke OPEC and brought down the Shah of Iran Num Pages: 552 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; JPS; KCL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 125 x 191 x 35. Weight in Grams: 444.
Oil Kings offers the first inside look at how an oil crisis was manipulated by Alan Greenspan, Donald Rumsfeld, and President Ford (hoping to secure his re-election), helping to precipitate the fall of the Shah of Iran in 1979. Andrew Scott Cooper reveals the fatal struggle between the oil kings , both Middle-Eastern and American, as they jockeyed for power, playing games that led directly to the rise of Iran's radical anti-American theocracy, which still exists today. An intrepid investigative reporter, Andrew Scott Cooper is the first to access newly declassified papers, and to interview key people who formulated ... Read more
Oil Kings offers the first inside look at how an oil crisis was manipulated by Alan Greenspan, Donald Rumsfeld, and President Ford (hoping to secure his re-election), helping to precipitate the fall of the Shah of Iran in 1979. Andrew Scott Cooper reveals the fatal struggle between the oil kings , both Middle-Eastern and American, as they jockeyed for power, playing games that led directly to the rise of Iran's radical anti-American theocracy, which still exists today. An intrepid investigative reporter, Andrew Scott Cooper is the first to access newly declassified papers, and to interview key people who formulated ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oneworld Publications United Kingdom
Number of pages
552
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Number of Pages
544
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781851689385
SKU
V9781851689385
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Ref
99-50
About Andrew Scott Cooper
Andrew Scott Cooper has worked for the United Nations, Human Rights Watch, Working Assets, and other nonprofit organisations. His journalistic career has taken him to the New York Times, Washington Post, and The Economist, amongst others.
Reviews for The Oil Kings
A revelatory, impressive debut.
Kirkus Reviews
Scintillating diplomatic history... Cooper gives us both a vivid study in sycophancy and backstabbing and a shrewd critique of Kissingerian geo-strategy.
Publishers Weekly
Kirkus Reviews
Scintillating diplomatic history... Cooper gives us both a vivid study in sycophancy and backstabbing and a shrewd critique of Kissingerian geo-strategy.
Publishers Weekly