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Title
Crude world : the violent twilight of oil / Peter Maass.
Imprint
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2009.
Edition
1st ed.
Description
276 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [233]-262) and index.
Contents
Scarcity -- Plunder -- Rot -- Contamination -- Fear -- Greed -- Desire -- Alienation -- Empire -- Mirage -- Appendix A. World crude oil reserves -- Appendix B.U.S. crude oil imports.
Summary
A stunning and revealing examination of oil's indelible impact on the countries that produce it and the people who possess it, of the power of oil to exacerbate existing problems and create new ones.
Subject
Petroleum industry and trade -- History.
ISBN
9781400041695 (alk. paper)
1400041694 (alk. paper)
