8vo. xviii, 320 pp., 1 map, cloth in d/w, notes, biblio, index, previous owner’s name inscribed verso front & lower cover, lightly faded spine, otherwise copy clean & in very good condition, The University of North Carolina Press, Chapel Hill, 1980.

Synopsis

This is a thoroughly documented study of the development of U.S. policy toward Saudi Arabia. It traces the origins of the much acclaimed special relationship between the two nations which prompted the united States to move from isolation to involvement in Middle East affairs.