Oil : money, politics, and power in the 21st century /

Oil : money, politics, and power in the 21st century /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Bower, Tom.
Edition:	1st Grand Central Pub. ed.
Imprint:	New York : Grand Central Pub., 2010.
Description:	xviii, 490 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Petroleum industry and trade. Petroleum industry and trade -- Economic aspects. Petroleum industry and trade -- Political aspects. Petroleum products -- Prices. Energy policy. Energy policy. Petroleum industry and trade. Petroleum industry and trade -- Political aspects. Petroleum products -- Prices.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8065892

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ISBN:	9780446547987 0446547980
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. [465]-474) and index.
Summary:	"A groundbreaking, in-depth, and authoritative twenty-year history of the hunt and speculation for our most vital natural resource...The story of oil is a story of high stakes and extreme risk. It is the story of the crushing rivalries between men and women exploring for oil five miles beneath the sea, battling for control of the world's biggest corporations, and gambling billions of dollars twenty-four hours every day on oil's prices. It is the story of corporate chieftains in Dallas and London, traders in New York, oil-oligarchs in Moscow, and globe-trotting politicians--all maneuvering for power..."--Dust jacket flap.

Table of Contents:

Illustrations
Preface
1. The Emperor
2. The Explorer
3. The Master Trader
4. The Casualty
5. The Star
6. The Booty Hunters
7. The Oligarchs
8. The Suspect Traders
9. The Crisis
10. The Hunter
11. The Aggressors
12. The Antagonists
13. The Shooting Star
14. The Twister
15. The Gamble
16. The Downfall
17. The Alarm
18. The Struggle
19. The Survivor
20. The Backlash
21. The Confession
22. The Oligarch's Squeeze
23. The Frustrated Regulator
Acknowledgments
Notes
Index