Making the Desert Modern: Americans, Arabs, and Oil on the Saudi Frontier, 1933-1973 (Culture and Politics in the Cold War and Beyond)
Language: English
Published by University of Massachusetts Press, 2015
Series: Book 31 of 50 - Culture and Politics in the Cold War and Beyond
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- Title
- Making the Desert Modern: Americans, Arabs, and Oil on the Saudi Frontier, 1933-1973 (Culture and Politics in the Cold War and Beyond)
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- Parker, Chad
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press
- Publication year
- 2015
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- Soft cover
- Language
- English
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- 1625341571
- ISBN 13
- 9781625341570
- Series
- Book 31 of 50: Culture and Politics in the Cold War and Beyond
In the years following World War II, as Aramco expanded its role in Saudi Arabia, the idea of “modernization” emerged as a central component of American foreign policy toward newly independent states. Although the company engaged in practices supportive of U.S. goals, its own modernizing efforts tended to be pragmatic rather than policy-driven, more consistent with furthering its business interests than with validating abstract theories. Aramco built the infrastructure necessary to extract oil and also carved At the same time, executives cultivated powerful relationships with Saudi government officials and, to the annoyance of U.S. officials, even served the monarchy in diplomatic disputes.
Before long the company became the principal American diplomatic, political, and cultural agent in the country, a role it would continue to play until 1973, when the Saudi government took over its operation.
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