The History of the Standard Oil Company
Author : Ida Minerva Tarbell
Publisher :
Page : 924 pages
File Size : 35,35 MB
Release : 1904
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN :
Author : Ida Minerva Tarbell
Publisher :
Page : 924 pages
File Size : 35,35 MB
Release : 1904
Category : Business & Economics
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Author : Matthieu Auzanneau
Publisher : Chelsea Green Publishing
Page : 674 pages
File Size : 45,84 MB
Release : 2020-02-20
Category : History
ISBN : 1603589783
The story of oil is one of hubris, fortune, betrayal, and destruction. It is the story of a resource that has been undeniably central to the creation of our modern culture, and ever-present during the darkest exploits of empire the world over. For the past 150 years, oil has become the most essential ingredient for economic, military, and political power. And it has brought us to our present moment in which political leaders and the fossil-fuel industry consider extraordinary, and extraordinarily dangerous, policy on a world stage marked by shifting power bases. Upending the conventional wisdom by crafting a “people’s history,” award-winning journalist Matthieu Auzanneau deftly traces how oil became a national and then global addiction, outlines the enormous consequences of that addiction, sheds new light on major historical and contemporary figures, and raises new questions about stories we thought we knew well: What really sparked the oil crises in the 1970s, the shift away from the gold standard at Bretton Woods, or even the financial crash of 2008? How has oil shaped the events that have defined our times: two world wars, the Cold War, the Great Depression, ongoing wars in the Middle East, the advent of neoliberalism, and the Great Recession, among them? With brutal clarity, Oil, Power, and War exposes the heavy hand oil has had in all of our lives—and illustrates how much heavier that hand could get during the increasingly desperate race to control the last of the world’s easily and cheaply extractable reserves.
Author : Upton Sinclair
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 560 pages
File Size : 41,53 MB
Release : 2023-11-13
Category : Fiction
ISBN :
"Oil!" by Upton Sinclair. Published by DigiCat. DigiCat publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each DigiCat edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.
Author : Robert Gray Mayne
Publisher :
Page : 504 pages
File Size : 14,25 MB
Release : 1881
Category :
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Author : Leland Ryken
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Page : 1086 pages
File Size : 16,87 MB
Release : 2010-05-11
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0830867333
This reference work explores the images, symbols, motifs, metaphors, figures of speech, and literary patterns found in the Bible. With over 800 articles by over 100 expert contributors, this is an inviting, enlightening and indispensable companion to the reading, study, contemplation and enjoyment of the Bible.
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 1292 pages
File Size : 35,99 MB
Release : 1918
Category : Law
ISBN :
Author : Gal Luft
Publisher : Booksurge Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,41 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Energy policy
ISBN : 9781439248478
In Turning Oil into Salt: Energy Independence Through Fuel Choice Gal Luft and Anne Korin redefine energy independence and chart a compelling out-of-the-box route for America to get there.
Author : Havard Devold
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 30,37 MB
Release : 2013
Category : Gas fields
ISBN : 1105538648
Author : Michael Quentin Morton
Publisher : Reaktion Books
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 39,42 MB
Release : 2017-09-15
Category : History
ISBN : 1780238614
Oil lies at the heart of the modern history of the Middle East. For decades, the world’s largest oil reserves have enriched the region’s nations. But oil wealth has not brought with it universal prosperity. It has, though, transformed the Middle Eastern people and societies—enriching empires and engendering anarchies. Empires and Anarchies is an unconventional history of oil in the Middle East. In Michael Quentin Morton’s account the burnt-out remains of Saddam Hussein’s armaments and the human tragedy of the Arab Spring are as much of the story as the shimmering skylines of oil-rich nations. From the first explorers trudging through the desert to the excesses of the Peacock Throne and the high stakes of OPEC, Morton lays out the history of oil in compelling detail, arguing that oil simultaneously enriched and fractured the Middle East, eroding traditional ways of life, and eventually contributing to the rise of Islamic radicalism. The book is essential reading for anyone interested in the promises and peril of the world’s oil boom.
Author : Thomas Kelly Cheyne
Publisher :
Page : 686 pages
File Size : 22,35 MB
Release : 1902
Category : Bible
ISBN :