Crude reality
petroleum in world history
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Author
Publication
2012 - Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Lanham, Maryland
Language
English
Word Count
72,000 words, Guess
Page Count
288 pages
Physical Format
Hardcover
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL25162795M
- ISBN-139780742556546
- OCLC Control Number756592457
- OCLC Control Numbercruderealitypetr0000blac
- Library of Congress Control Number2011051805
Classifications
- DDC338.2/728209
- LCCHD9560.5 .B494 2012
Description
This introduction to the history of oil tells the story of how petroleum shaped human life since it was first discovered leaking inconspicuously from the soil. Leading environmental history specialist Brian C. Black connects the subsequent exploitation of petroleum to patterns in world history while tracing the intricate links between energy and people after 1850. --from publisher description.
Subjects
Series Statement
- Exploring world history
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