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"Oil And Water, and the science and technology used to harness them, have long been at the heart of political authority in Saudi Arabia. Oil's abundance, and the fantastic wealth it generated, has been a keystone in the political primacy of the kingdom's ruling family. The other bedrock element was water, whose importance was measured by its dearth. Over much of the twentieth century, it teas through efforts to control and manage oil and water that the modern state of Saudi Arabia emerged." "The |
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Saudi Arabia-Natural resources-Government policy-Saudi Arabia-History-20th century; Saudi Arabia-Water resources development-Government policy-Saudi Arabia-History-20th century; Water-Government policy-Saudi Arabia-History-20th century; Saudi Arabia-Petroleum industry and trade-Government policy-Saudi Arabia-History-20th century; Saudi Arabia-Politics and government-20th century |
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