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The oil wars myth : petroleum and the causes of international conflict /

"The Oil Wars Myth challenges the popular belief that countries fight wars for oil resources by identifying overlooked obstacles to these conflicts and reexamining the presumed petroleum motives for many of the twentieth century's major international wars"--

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Meierding, Emily (Author)
Corporate Author: JSTOR (Organization)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2020.
Subjects:
Petroleum industry and trade > Political aspects > History > 20th century.
World politics > 20th century.
War > Causes.
Politics and war.
Pétrole > Industrie et commerce > Aspect politique > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Politique mondiale > 20e siècle.
Guerre > Causes.
Politique et guerre.
Political Science > International Relations.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Petroleum.
Petroleum industry and trade > Political aspects.
World politics.
1900-1999
Electronic books.
History.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:"The Oil Wars Myth challenges the popular belief that countries fight wars for oil resources by identifying overlooked obstacles to these conflicts and reexamining the presumed petroleum motives for many of the twentieth century's major international wars"--
Physical Description:1 online resource : maps
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781501748943
1501748947
9781501748950
1501748955