Blood and oil
Subtitle: the dangers and consequences of America's growing dependency on imported petroleum
By: Michael T. Klare.
Edition: 1st Owl Books ed.
Publisher: Henry Holt
Published: 2005
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 277
ISBN-13: 9780805079388
Subjects: Petroleum industry and trade -- United States.; Energy policy -- United States.; National security -- United States.; Pétrole -- Industrie et commerce -- États-Unis.; Politique énergétique -- États-Unis.; Sécurité nationale -- États-Unis.
Notes: "With a new afterword"--Cover.

"The American empire project"--Cover.

"An Owl book"

Includes bibliographical references (p. 213-259) and index.
Table of contents: title: The dependency dilemma: imported oil and national security; title: Lethal embrace: the American alliance with Saudi Arabia; title: Choosing dependency: the energy strategy of the Bush Administration; title: Trapped in the Gulf: the irresistible lure of bountiful petroleum; title: No safe havens: oil and conflict beyond the Persian Gulf; title: Geopolitics reborn: the U.S.-Russian-Chinese struggle in the Persian Gulf and Caspian Basin; title: Escaping the dilemma: a strategy for energy autonomy and integrity; title: Afterword: the permanent energy crisis.