About this book
*Blood and Oil* the explosive untold story of how Mohammed bin Salman and his entourage grabbed power in the Middle East and acquired a network of Western allies - including well-known US bankers, Hollywood figures, and politicians - all eager to help the charming and crafty crown prince.
Through astonishing interviews with powerful insiders, *Blood and Oil* tells how MBS's cabal played the Saudi economy and capitalised on the omnipotence of feudal power while effectively stamping out dissent, before allegations of his extreme brutality and excess began to slip out. A story of breathtaking dealings that range from Riyadh to London, Paris to America, this is a thrilling and brutal investigation into extreme wealth, one of the world's most decisive and dangerous new leaders, and the bid for Suadi transformation that is reverberating around the world
- Saudi arabia, history
- Saudi arabia, politics and government
- Kings and rulers
- Saudi arabia, foreign relations
- Family
- Succession
- Politics and government
- Foreign relations
Reader reviews
Josh80/100
I doubt Mohammed is going to be buying copies of the book to hand out to his friends, but it seems like a pretty fair biography to me. MBS comes off as a paranoid machiavellian schemer, but so do all autocrats. Hope also acknowledges Mohammed's positive contributions. He's generally been a liberalizing force in the kingdom. He curtailed the power of the clerics, expanded women's rights, cracked…
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