| Description |
xliii, 403 pages : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 357-373) and index. |
| Contents |
The search for oil -- In every pore of Western life -- A finite resource -- Speed, oil, and wars--up to 1973 -- Oil in war and peace--1974 to present -- The Caspian oil bonanza and other pipe dreams -- China : a dragon crashes into the global geopolitical game -- India : a giant rising, thirsty for oil -- Finite alternatives to oil : natural gas, coal, and uranium -- Car and internal combustion engine : a divorce on the horizon -- Renewable energy and rising global temperature : a race -- Summary and conclusions. |
| Subject |
Petroleum industry and trade -- Political aspects.
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Petroleum industry and trade -- Government policy.
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Energy policy.
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World politics -- 21st century -- Forecasting.
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| ISBN |
1560255447 |
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9781560255444 |
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