Crude reality : petroleum in world history /

Black, Brian, 1966-

Crude reality : petroleum in world history / Brian C. Black. - Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, c2012. - x, 277 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. - Exploring world history . - Exploring world history. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Beginning as black goo -- From black goo to black gold -- Crossing borders to increase supply -- Modeling big oil -- Hitting the road -- Marching for petroleum : supply and weapons -- Consuming cultures -- To have and have not -- "Peak oil," climate change, and petroleum under siege.

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Petroleum--Economic aspects--History.
Petroleum products--History.
Petroleum industry and trade--Social aspects--History.

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