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Crude world : the violent twilight of oil / Peter Maass.

By: Language: English Publication details: New York : Vintage Books, 2010Description: 276 pages : illustrations ; 21 cmISBN:
  • 9781400075454 (pbk)
  • 1400075459 (pbk)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 338.2
LOC classification:
  • HD 9560.5 M111c 2010
Contents:
Scarcity -- Plunder -- Rot -- Contamination -- Fear -- Greed -- Desire -- Alienation -- Empire -- Mirage -- Appendix A. World crude oil reserves -- Appendix B.U.S. crude oil imports.
Summary: A stunning and revealing examination of oil's indelible impact on the countries that produce it and the people who possess it, of the power of oil to exacerbate existing problems and create new ones.
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Item type Current library Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Barcode
Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Ciencias Sociales Ciencias Sociales (3er. Piso) HD 9560.5 M111c 2010 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000160020

Originally published: Knopf, 2009

Scarcity --
Plunder --
Rot --
Contamination --
Fear --
Greed --
Desire --
Alienation --
Empire --
Mirage --
Appendix A. World crude oil reserves --
Appendix B.U.S. crude oil imports.

A stunning and revealing examination of oil's indelible impact on the countries that produce it and the people who possess it, of the power of oil to exacerbate existing problems and create new ones.

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