Black gold and blackmail : : oil and great power politics / / Rosemary A. Kelanic.

'Black Gold and Blackmail' seeks to explain why great powers adopt such different strategies to protect their oil access from politically motivated disruptions.

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Superior document:Cornell scholarship online
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Place / Publishing House:Ithaca : : Cornell University Press,, 2021.
Year of Publication:2021
Language:English
Series:Cornell scholarship online.
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 online resource)
Notes:Previously issued in print: 2020.
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Other title:Frontmatter --
Contents --
Acknowledgments --
Introduction: The Ubiquity of Oil --
1. A Theory of Strategic Anticipation --
2. Oil and Military Effectiveness --
3. Qualitative Methods for Testing the Theory --
4. British Vulnerability and the Conquest of Mesopotamia --
5. The Oil Strategies of Nazi Germany --
6. American Efforts to Avoid Vulnerability --
7. Empirical Tests with Fuzzy-Set QCA --
Conclusion: Oil and the Future of Great Power Politics --
Notes --
Index
Summary:'Black Gold and Blackmail' seeks to explain why great powers adopt such different strategies to protect their oil access from politically motivated disruptions.
Audience:Specialized.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:1501749218
Access:Open access
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: Rosemary A. Kelanic.