| Edition |
First Owl Books edition. |
| Description |
xiii, 289 pages : maps ; 21 cm |
| Note |
"A Metropolitan/Owl book." -- T.p. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [233]-274) and index. |
| Contents |
Wealth, resources, and power: the changing parameters of global security -- Oil, geography, and war: the competitive pursuit of petroleum plenty -- Oil conflict in the Persian Gulf -- Energy conflict in the Caspian Sea basin -- Oil wars in the South China Sea -- Water conflict in the Nile basin -- Water conflict in the Jordan, Tigris-Euphrates, and Indus River basins -- Fighting for the riches of the earth: internal wars over minerals and timber -- The new geography of conflict -- Appendix: Territorial disputes in areas containing oil and/or natural gas. |
| Summary |
From the oil fields of Saudi Arabia to the Nile delta, from the shipping lanes of the South China Sea to the pipelines of Central Asia, Resource Wars looks at the growing impact of resource scarcity on the military policies of nations. |
| Subject |
United States -- Military policy.
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Security, International.
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Natural resources.
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World politics -- 1989-
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| ISBN |
0805055762 |
| Standard No. |
9780805055764 |
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