| Book Review | The Journal of American History, 92.2

You have not been recognized as a subscriber to JAH online. About 146 words from this article are provided below; about 374 words remain.

If you are a individual member of the Organization of American Historians, you may:: • login here if you have already registered for online access.; • Or if you're already logged in register your subscription.
• Set up your online account for the first time.
If you are not a member of the Organization of American Historians, you can:: • Join the OAH and receive many member benefits including print and electronic issues of the Journal of American History.
• Purchase a research pass to gain two-hour access to the entire History Cooperative web site. You will have full access to current issues of the Journal of American History (86.1-present). Note: the Research Pass does not provide access to JSTOR's holdings of the Journal of American History.
Instititutions can:: • Subscribe to this journal and receive print and electronic issues.
• Activate your existing subscription so that we recognize your IP number ranges.

| Book Review | The Journal of American History, 92.2 | The History Cooperative

Book Review

From Arab Nationalism to OPEC: Eisenhower, King Sa'ud, and the Making of U.S.-Saudi Relations. By Nathan J. Citino. (Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 2002. xvi, 245 pp. $39.95, ISBN 0-253-34095-0.)
Nathan J. Citino's study of American policy toward Saudi Arabia during the Eisenhower administration is an exceptionally well-researched and meticulously documented study of the evolution of both American policy and the kingdom of Saudi Arabia during a tumultuous period in Middle Eastern history.	1
Dwight D. Eisenhower's administration encompassed the formation of the Baghdad Pact in 1954–1955, the Suez crisis of 1956, the Iraqi revolution of 1958, and the formation of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) in 1960. All of these events impacted both the United States and Saudi Arabia, and this study documents the evolution of the relationship between the two parties in response to those events.	. . .

There are about 374 more words in this article. Please log in (or, if you are not yet an authorized user, please go to the User Setup page) to gain full access rights. Or if you're already logged in register your subscription.