The oil and the glory
Subtitle: the pursuit of empire and fortune on the Caspian Sea
By: by Steve LeVine.
Publisher: Random House
Published: 2007
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 470
ISBN-13: 9780375506147
Subjects: Petroleum industry and trade -- Caspian Sea Region -- History; Geopolitics -- Caspian Sea Region -- History; Caspian Sea Region -- Politics and government -- History
Table of contents: title: The barons; title: A visitor from Sweden; title: Revolution; title: Soviet days; title: The middleman; title: Détente; title: The perfect oilfield; title: Crossfire; title: The first deal; title: Return to Baku; title: The contract of the century; title: The near abroad; title: Early oil; title: A battle of wills; title: Tale of two negotiators; title: An accidental pipeline; title: An army for oil; title: Boom and bust; title: Kashagan; title: A way to the sea; title: The king of Kazakhstan; title: Epilogue.