Oil and Islam
Subtitle: Social and Economic Issues (The Petroleum Research Series in Petrolem Economics & Politics)
Publisher: Wiley
Published: July 1997
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 352
ISBN-13: 9780471971535
Subjects: Islamic studies; Petroleum & oil industries; Political economy; Social conditions; Islamic countries; Contemporary Economic Situations And Conditions; Petroleum Industries (Economic Aspects); Business & Economics; Science; Politics/International Relations; Middle East; North Africa; Engineering - General; General; Industries - General; Business & Economics / Industries; Science : General; Technology : Engineering - General; Economic conditions; Petroleum industry and trade
First sentence: The purpose of this book is to explore the possible links between a region's oil experience over the past few decades and the surge of politically radical movements, referring to Islam in the Middle East and North Africa.