: Matthew Yeomans
: Oil A Concise Guide to the Most Important Product on Earth
: New Press, The
: 9781595588555
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: CHF 23.80
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: Sonstiges
: English
Matthew Yeomans begins his investigation into the role of oil in America by trying to spend a day without oilonly to stumble before exiting the bathroom (petroleum products play a role in shampoo, shaving cream, deodorant, and contact lenses). When Oil was published in hardcover, it was quickly recognized as the wittiest and most accessible guide to the product that drives the U.S. economy and undergirds global conflict. The book sparked reviews and editorials across the country from the Wall Street Journal, the Christian Science Monitor, and The Nation to Newsday, the San Francisco Chronicle, Wired and others. Michael Klare (author of Blood and Oil) called it",a clear, comprehensive overview of the U.S. oil industry . . . in one compact and highly readable volume,", and Boldtype praised Yeomanss",crisp journalistic voice. . . . Understanding the business of oil is essential in any modern dialog of power, politics, or the almighty buck, and Yeomans delivers a well-researched and gripping read.",Illustrated with maps and graphicsand now with an all-new afterwordOil contains a brief history of gasoline, an analysis of the American consumers love affair with the automobile, and a political anatomy of the global oil industry, including its troubled relationships with oil-rich but democracy-poor countries.