Notes

56 p. : col. ill., maps, ports. Cover subtitle: Causes of conflict, Middle East and the West. Table of contents includes: The burning oil wells of Kuwait -- Why is Middle East oil so important? -- The Middle East before oil -- The first Middle East oil discoveries -- The spread of the oil industry -- Oil in the Gulf States -- Arabian explorations -- Oil in World War II -- The USA and Saudi Arabia -- Post-war boom and disruption -- OPEC -- The oil shock of 1973 -- Oil and political change -- Oil and society -- Saddam Hussein and Iraq -- Iraq and oil today -- Islamic Iran -- Iran in the 21st century -- The Gulf and oil today -- Saudi Arabia in the 21st century -- The Middle East and the thirst for oil -- When the oil runs out.