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Crude Reality Petroleum in World History

Hardcover • 2020 • English

Crude Reality Petroleum in World History

By Brian C. Black

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About the book

This concise, accessible introduction to the history of oil tells the story of how petroleum has shaped human life since it was first discovered oozing inconspicuously from the soil. For a century, human dependence on petroleum caused little discomfort as we enjoyed the heyday of cheap crude—a glorious episode of energy gluttony that was destined to end. Today, we see the disastrous results in environmental degradation, political instability, and world economic disparity in the waning years of a...Show more

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ISBN

9781538142462

Publisher

Bloomsbury Academic

Published year

2020

Language

English

Original title

Crude Reality Petroleum in World History

Format

Hardcover

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