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Crude Capitalism
- Oil, Corporate Power, and the Making of the World Market
Engelsk Hardback
Crude Capitalism
- Oil, Corporate Power, and the Making of the World Market
Engelsk Hardback

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This expansive history traces the hidden connections between oil and capitalism from the late 1800s to the current climate crisis. Beyond simplistic narratives that frame oil as 'prize' or 'curse', <i>Crude Capitalism</i> uncovers the surprising ways that oil is woven into the fabric of our modern world: the rise of an American-centered global order; the breakdown of Empire and anti-colonial rebellion; contemporary finance and US dollar hegemony; debt and militarism; and the emergence of new forms of synthetic consumption. Much more than an energy source or transport fuel, oil has a foundational place in all aspects of contemporary life - no challenge to the fossil fuel industry can be effective without taking this fact seriously.<br><br><i>Crude Capitalism</i> maps the varied geographies of oil, including the rise of OPEC, the importance of revolutionary and Post-Soviet Russia, the crucial role of African upstream reserves, and the new petrochemical circuits that link the Middle East, China, and East Asia. The book provides an original and fine-grained empirical analysis of corporate ownership and control, including refining and petrochemicals.<br><br>By exposing these structures of power and placing oil in capitalism, the book makes an essential contribution to debates around oil-dependency and the struggle for climate justice.
Product detaljer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
336
ISBN-13:
9781839763427
Indbinding:
Hardback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
1839763426
Udg. Dato:
17 sep 2024
Længde:
29mm
Bredde:
241mm
Højde:
161mm
Forlag:
Verso Books
Oplagsdato:
17 sep 2024
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