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Crude world : the violent twilight of oil

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.

Record details

ISBN: 9781400041695
ISBN: 9781400075454 (pbk.)
Physical Description: print
276 p ; cm.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2009.

Content descriptions

General Note:	"This is a Borzoi book."
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Introduction -- Scarcity -- Plunder -- Rot -- Contamination -- Fear -- Greed -- Desire -- Alienation -- Empire -- Mirage -- Conclusion.