Oil : money, politics, and power in the 21st century / Tom Bower.
Imprint
New York : Grand Central Pub., 2010.
Copies
Location
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Status
CCQ - Lusail Female Library
HD9560.5
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CCQ - Lusail Male Library
HD9560.5
Available
Edition
1st Grand Central Pub. ed.
Description
xviii, 490 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [465]-474) and index.
Contents
The emperor -- The explorer -- The master trader -- The casualty -- The star -- The booty hunters -- The oligarchs -- The suspect traders -- The crisis -- The hunter -- The aggressors -- The antagonists -- The shooting star -- The twister -- The
Summary
"A groundbreaking, in-depth, and authoritative twenty-year history of the hunt and speculation for our most vital natural resource...The story of oil is a story of high stakes and extreme risk. It is the story of the crushing rivalries between m