Frontmatter -- FOREWORD -- PREFACE -- Contents -- Tables -- 1. Introduction -- 2. THE COMPANIES AND HOW THEY THINK -- 3. CONCESSIONS: THE GROUND RULES -- 4. OIL OPERATIONS: BREAD AND BUTTER -- 5. SHAIKHS , KINGS, AND STRONG MEN: THE DIFFICULT AREA OF POLITICS -- 6. HUMAN RELATIONS: THE PEOPLE OF...