Black gold and blackmail : oil and great power politics

Black gold and blackmail oil and great power politics

'Black Gold and Blackmail' seeks to explain why great powers adopt such different strategies to protect their oil access from politically motivated disruptions.

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Kelanic, Rosemary A., author (author)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Ithaca : Cornell University Press 2021.
Series:Cornell scholarship online.
Subjects:
Petroleum industry and trade > Political aspects.
Petroleum industry and trade > Military aspects.
Energy security > Political aspects.
Great powers.
See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009691138306719
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction: The Ubiquity of Oil
  • 1. A Theory of Strategic Anticipation
  • 2. Oil and Military Effectiveness
  • 3. Qualitative Methods for Testing the Theory
  • 4. British Vulnerability and the Conquest of Mesopotamia
  • 5. The Oil Strategies of Nazi Germany
  • 6. American Efforts to Avoid Vulnerability
  • 7. Empirical Tests with Fuzzy-Set QCA
  • Conclusion: Oil and the Future of Great Power Politics
  • Notes
  • Index

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