Blood and oil : the dangers and consequences of America's growing petroleum dependency
INITIAL_TITLE_SRCH:
Blood and oil : the dangers and consequences of America's growing petroleum dependency
AUTHOR:
Klare, Michael T., 1942-
ISBN:
9780141020037
PUBLICATION_INFO:
London : Penguin, 2005
PHYSICAL_DESC:
265 p. : ill. ; 20 cm
GENERAL_NOTE:
Includes bibliographical references and index
Originally published: London: Hamish Hamilton, 2004.
ABSTRACT:
Traces oil's impact on international affairs since World War II, revealing its influence on the Truman, Eisenhower, Nixon and Carter governments. This work shows how America's own wells are drying up as demand increases and warns that by 2010 the US will need to import 60 per cent of its oil.
SUBJECT_TERM:
SUBJECT:
| Petroleum resources -- Political aspects -- United States |
| Energy policies -- United States |
| United States -- Foreign relations |
| United States -- Military policy |
BIBSUMMARY:
Traces oil's impact on international affairs since World War II, revealing its influence on the Truman, Eisenhower, Nixon and Carter governments. This work shows how America's own wells are drying up as demand increases and warns that by 2010 the US will need to import 60 per cent of its oil.