Main Title |
Blood and oil : the dangers and consequences of America's growing petroleum dependency / |
Author |
Klare, Michael T.
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Publisher |
Metropolitan Books/Henry Holt & Co., |
Year Published |
2004 |
OCLC Number |
54989317 |
ISBN |
0805073132 |
Subjects |
Petroleum industry and trade--United States ;
Energy policy--United States ;
National security--United States
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Internet Access |
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
ERAM |
HD9566.K58 2004 |
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Region 9 Library/San Francisco,CA |
06/15/2005 |
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Edition |
1st ed. |
Collation |
xvi, 265 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm. |
Notes |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents Notes |
The dependency dilemma: imported oil and national security -- Lethal embrace: the American alliance with Saudi Arabia -- Choosing dependency: the energy strategy of the Bush Administration -- Trapped in the Gulf: the irresistible lure of bountiful petroleum -- No safe havens: oil and conflict beyond the Persian Gulf -- Geopolitics reborn: the U.S.-Russian-Chinese struggle in the Persian Gulf and Caspian Basin -- Escaping the dilemma: a strategy for energy autonomy and integrity. |