Oil /

Bridge, Gavin

Oil / Gavin Bridge and Philippe Le Billon. - Cambridge, UK ; Malden, MA : Polity Press, 2016 - viii, 256 p. : ill., map ; 22 cm. - Resources - Polity Press. . - Resources .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 206-234) and index.

The nature of a political resource -- Capturing oil -- Marketing oil -- Securing oil -- Developing through oil -- Governing oil -- Better and beyond : the future of oil.

Oil pulses through our daily lives. It is the plastic we touch, the food we eat, and the way we move. In this in-depth primer to the world's wealthiest industry, Gavin Bridges and Philippe Le Billon take a fresh look at the contemporary geopolitics of oil.

9780745649252 0745649254 9780745649269 (pb) 0745649262 (pb)

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Petroleum industry and trade.
Petroleum industry and trade--Political aspects.
Petróleo--Industria y comercio
Industria del petróleo --Aspectos políticos

HD 9560.5 / B851o 2016

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