Oil, War, and Anglo-American Relations
Subtitle: American and British Reactions to Mexico's Expropriation of Foreign Oil Properties, 1937-1941 (Contributions in Latin American Studies)
Publisher: Greenwood Press
Published: December 30, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 232
ISBN-13: 9780313312762
Subjects: International economics; International relations; Petroleum & oil industries; World history: from c 1900 -; Inter-war period, 1918-1939; Second World War, 1939-1945; International Economic Relations; Petroleum Industries (Economic Aspects); Business & Economics; History - General History; Business/Economics; Mexico; USA; United Kingdom, Great Britain; International - Economics; United States - General; History / United States / General; International Relations - General; Eminent domain; Foreign economic relations; Government ownership; Petroleum industry and trade; United States
First sentence: The discovery in Pennsylvania in 1859 that oil could be obtained by drilling led to the first oil boom in history and inspired Mexico to prospect for oil.