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Carbon Democracy Political Power in the Age of Oil

Paperback • 2013 • English • 1. edition

Carbon Democracy Political Power in the Age of Oil

By Timothy Mitchell

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About the book

“A brilliant, revisionist argument that places oil companies at the heart of 20th-century history—and of the political and environmental crises we now face.” —Guardian “A sweeping overview of the relationship between fossil fuels and political institutions from the industrial revolution to the Arab Spring.” —Financial Times Oil is a curse, it is often said, that condemns the countries producing it to an existence defined by war, corruption and enormous inequality. Carbon Democracy tells a more...Show more

Green politics / ecopolitics / environmentalism
Political structure and processes

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ISBN

9781781681169

Publisher

Verso Books

Published year

2013

Language

English

Edition

1

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Carbon Democracy Political Power in the Age of Oil

Format

Paperback

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