Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments viii
4. List of Abbreviations x
5. Introduction 1
6. 1. Oil, US Empire, and the Middle East 10
7. 2. The Road to the Oil Shock 31
8. 3. Pursuing Petrodollar Interdependence 60
9. 4. The Triangle to the Nile 85
10. 5. The Petrodollar Economy 108
11. 6. Visions of Petrodollar Promise and Peril 136
12. 7. Reform and Revolt 170
13. 8. Revolution and Invasions 195
14. 9. Recoveries and Crises 225
15. 10. End of an Era 252
16. Conclusion 278
17. Notes 289
18. Bibliography 325
19. Index 339