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Crude world : the violent twilight of oil / Peter Maass

Author
Maass, Peter, 1960-
Published
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2009.
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Description
276 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

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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.
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ISBN
9781400041695 (alk. paper)
1400041694 (alk. paper)
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages [233]-262) and index.
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