Politics of Oil
A Survey
Edited by Bulent Gokay
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- ISBN: 978-1-85743-340-1
- Binding: Hardback
- Published by: Routledge
- Publication Date: 12th October 2006
- Pages: 260
About the Book
This new title presents key information on the oil industry world-wide, and will be of interest to anyone involved in or studying the politics of oil production, processing and selling.
Oil has long been at the forefront of political agendas, and with increased tensions in the Middle East, there has never been a greater need for up-to-date, reliable information on this key industry.
Includes:
* essays covering the main themes
* an A-Z glossary listing important terms
* detailed maps
* a statistics section.
Table of Contents
1. Essays: 1. Introduction: How Oil Fuels World Politics; 2. As Good as Gold: Oil and Global Political Economy
Darrell Whitman; 3. Geopolitics of oil and Pipelines in the (Eurasian) Heartland
Emre Iseri; 4. Oil and Power in the Caspian Sea Region: Supermajor Oil Companies and Geopolitics
E.K. Mofford; 5. Oil in Flames: 'Production Sharing Agreements' (PSAs) and the Issue of 'Petroleum Nationalism' in Iraq
Vassilis K. Fouskas; 6. Oil and Islam – Economic Distress and Political Opposition
Øystein Noreng; 7. Oil Politics and Environmental Conflict: The Case of the Niger Delta, Nigeria
Chukwumerije Okereke;
2. A-Z Glossary;
3. Maps;
4. Statistics;
5. Select Bibliography.
