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Book Title: The Middle East, Oil & The U S National Security
Item Length: 9.4 in
Item Height: 0.9 in
Item Width: 6.2 in
Author: Donald M. Snow
Publication Name: Middle East, Oil, and the U. S. National Security Policy : Intractable Conflicts, Impossible Solutions
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Subject: Public Policy / Energy Policy, Public Policy / Military Policy, Geopolitics, International Relations / General, World / Middle Eastern, Security (National & International)
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
Publication Year: 2016
Type: Textbook
Subject Area: Political Science
Item Weight: 17.5 Oz
Number of Pages: 230 Pages
