Oil /
Gavin Bridge and Philippe Le Billon.
- Cambridge, UK ; Malden, MA : Polity Press, 2016
- viii, 256 p. : ill., map ; 22 cm.
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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.
Petroleum industry and trade. Petroleum industry and trade--Political aspects. Petróleo--Industria y comercio Industria del petróleo --Aspectos políticos