Addicted to oil America's relentless drive for energy security

"It has long been acknowledged that in America the car is king. However, America's car-orientated and car-dependent lifestyle goes beyond the culture of fast cars and freeways. In Addicted to Oil, Ian Rutledge explores the political, economic and social ramifications of the motorisation of...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Rutledge, Ian, author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; New York : I.B. Tauris 2005.
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  • Contents; Acknowledgements; Note on Names and Terminology; Preface; Chapter 1: Oil and America; Chapter 2: The Die is Cast; Chapter 3: How America Got Control of the Gulf; Chapter 4: Energy Security and the Gulf; Chapter 5: The Axis of Oil; Chapter 6: Energy Security Begins at Home; Chapter 7: Canada, Venezuela and Mexico; Chapter 8: The Caspian and Central Asia; Chapter 9: America the Motorised; Chapter 10: The Looming Crisis; Chapter 11: Oil and Islamism; Chapter 12: A War for Oil; Notes; Bibliography; Index