Oil, power, and war : a dark history / Matthieu Auzanneau ; translated by John F. Reynolds ; forewor...
Oil, power, and war : a dark history / Matthieu Auzanneau ; translated by John F. Reynolds ; forewor...
Oil, power, and war : a dark history / Matthieu Auzanneau ; translated by John F. Reynolds ; foreword by Richard Heinberg.
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Publisher
White River Junction, Vermont : Chelsea Green Publishing, [2018]
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Call Numbers
G 2019/0251
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Language
English
French
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Physical Description
Physical content
xiv, 650 pages ; 24 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
A seed is planted -- John D. Rockefeller, the power of petroleum, and the spiral of expansion -- Sharing the world market : the first attempts, at the cradle of Royal Dutch Shell -- The automobile : American oil regenerates capitalism -- The tank : American oil feeds the victorious fighting machines...
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Publisher
White River Junction, Vermont : Chelsea Green Publishing, [2018]
Place of Publication
Vermont
Date Published
[2018]
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Scope and Contents
Summary
"Oil, Power, and War is a sweeping, unabashed history of oil, told by French journalist Matthieu Auzanneau. It provides a detailed account of the people and events that drove the oil industry from its earliest days, and takes a critical look at the way oil interests have commandeered politics and economies, changed cultures, disrupted power balance...
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Oil, power, and war : a dark history / Matthieu Auzanneau ; translated by John F. Reynolds ; foreword by Richard Heinberg.
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Notes
General note
Translation of: Or noir : la grande histoire du pétrole.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Language note
Translated from the French.
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G 2019/0251
Record Identifier
74VKV03e2ZXg
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKV03e2ZXg
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ISBN
9781603587433 hardcover
1603587438 hardcover
DDC
338.2728
MMS ID
991024225301402626
