Crude world
Subtitle: the violent twilight of oil
By: Peter Maass
Publisher: Allen Lane
Published: 2009
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 276
ISBN-13: 9781846142468
Subjects: Petroleum industry and trade; Political aspects; Petroleum reserves; Pétrole; Ressources pétrolières; Industrie pétrolière; Aspects politiques; Aspects économiques; Effets sur l'environnement; Oljeindustri; Oljehandel
Description: Oil makes the world work. It has become so vital that even a small reduction in output can cause economic chaos. We know that our reliance on oil is potentially disastrous but what we are less clear about is the terrible damage it inflicts on the countries that produce it.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.