Seizing power : the grab for global oil wealth / / Robert Slater.
"Since the 1973-1974 Arab oil embargo, oil-rich outlaw nations have become petroaggessors and used a valuable natural resource as a weapon in global politics. Seizing Power takes a look at Putin, Chavez, Ahmadinejad, and other key players whose hunger for power and money has framed some stark c...
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| Year of Publication: | 2010 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | xiv, 194 p. :; ill. |
| Notes: | Includes index. |
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Table of Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: Acknowledgments.
- Introduction: The Parable of Sao Tome;.
- 1 Edging Toward Violence and Chaos.
- 2 Two African Oil Nations: A Study in Contrasts.
- 3 China Invades Africa.
- 4 Power in the Desert: The Gulf and the Middle East.
- 5 Testing the Oil System: The War, the Embargo, and Spare Capacity.
- 6 The History of Oil and the American Dream.
- 7 Ethics and Oil.
- 8 Hedging: Insurance or Speculation?
- 9 How Much Oil Is Left ... and How Willing Is the United States to Drill for It?
- 10 Oil for the Lamps of China ... and India.
- 11 Power Shift.
- 12 Russia: Putin's War Against the Oligarchs.
- 13 Iran: Arrogance as an Oil Strategy.
- 14 Venezuela: The World According to Chavez.
- 15 Brazil and Petrobras: A National Oil Company in a Better World.
- 16 After the Power Shift: Where Will It All Lead?
- List of Illustrations.
- Index.