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Blood and oil : the dangers and consequences of America's growing petroleum dependency /

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A world security expert assesses the critical role that petroleum plays in America's actions abroad, warning that the nation's ever-increasing dependency on foreign oil from turbulent countries is bound to lead to recurrent military involvement in these areas.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Klare, Michael T., 1942- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Metropolitan Books/Henry Holt and Company, 2004.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Petroleum industry and trade > United States.
Energy policy > United States.
National security > United States.
Politique énergétique > États-Unis.
89.70 international relations: general.
Industrie pétrolière.
Commerce international.
Politique énergétique.
Sécurité publique.
Relations extérieures.
Dépendance énergétique.
Etats-Unis d'Amérique.
Energy policy.
National security.
Petroleum industry and trade.
United States.
Foreign policy.
Oil.
Politique étrangère.
Réserve de pétrole.
Sécurité énergétique.
Sécurité nationale.
États-Unis.
Moyen-Orient.
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Summary:A world security expert assesses the critical role that petroleum plays in America's actions abroad, warning that the nation's ever-increasing dependency on foreign oil from turbulent countries is bound to lead to recurrent military involvement in these areas.
Physical Description:xvi, 265 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0805073132
9780805073133