Bibliograph

Oil, James Laxer

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Oil, James Laxer

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 137-139) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Oil

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

174138523

Responsibility statement

James Laxer

Series statement

Groundwork guides

Summary

Provides an overview of the petroleum industry, its history, and its key players; examines the relationship between oil, finance, and politics; and explores the future of oil as supplies diminish and global warming threatens

Table Of Contents

Acknowledgments -- Hydrocarbon Age -- Petroleum and the petroleum industry -- Petroleum and power politics in the Middle East -- Russian and Caspian Sea petroleum and its European consumers -- Oil in the Western hemisphere -- Peak oil and global warming -- Unprecedented challenges -- Oil timeline -- Notes -- For further information -- Index

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Oil, a Groundwork guide

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