The color of oil : the history, the money, and the politics of the world's biggest business /
"This is a story of a human enterprise that has shaped and will continue to shape civilization. Energy and petroleum, oil in particular, have caused world changes and generated immense wealth for both producers and users."--From preface.
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| Language: | English |
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Katy, Tex. :
Round Oak Pub. Company,
[2000]
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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Table of Contents:
- part I. Green: The money, wealth and economics of oil
- part II. Black: The substance of oil and the physics of finding and producing it
- part III. Red, White and Blue: Origins of the most American industry and the ghost of Rockefeller
- part IV. Red: War, colonialism and the access to oil
- part V. Primary Colors: Money, people and technology
- part VI. Colors of the Rainbow: The dominance of culture in the world of oil
- part VII. Yellow: The constructive and destructive roles of government
- part VIII. New Green: The politics of environmentalism and oil
- part IX. Purple: An industry for the third millennium.