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📖 Gelvin, James L. The Modern Middle East: A History. New York: Oxford University Press, 2011.
The d'Arcy Oil Concession: The first Middle Eastern oil concession was granted by the Qajar government of Persia to William Knox d'Arcy in 1901. It became the prototype for subsequent oil concessions in the region... Gelvin, James L. The Modern Middle East: A History. New York: Oxford University Press, 2011. pp. 164-167.