Crude reality : petroleum in world history - Black, Brian, 1966- (Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2012)
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.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: Petroleum -- Economic aspects -- History; Petroleum products -- History; Petroleum industry and trade -- Social aspects -- History