Flammable societies : studies on the socio-economics of oil and gas / edited by John-Andrew McNeish and Owen Logan.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

McNeish, John-Andrew.

Logan, Owen, 1963-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Petroleum industry and trade--Social aspects.

Petroleum industry and trade.

Petroleum industry and trade--Economic aspects.

Petroleum industry and trade--Government policy.

Physical Description:

ix, 370 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

London : Pluto Press ; New York : Distributed in the United States of America exclusively by Palgrave Macmillan, 2012.

Summary:

This anthology explores the socio-economics of oil and gas, looking at intersections between fossil fuel exploitation and the societies in which the drilling is done. It is written by and for academics, and devotes at least as much time to conflicts between Karl Marx and John Stuart Mill as it does to current conflicts on the ground in Nigeria or Scotland. The contributors are professors of sociology, economics, law, and environmental studies; sociology predominates, though the book as a whole has a focus on political science. While the collection addresses issues of serious interest to general readers (the capture of university education by industry, how images are used to tell stories to the public about oil in foreign countries), and it represents a range of perspectives and theories, the tone of the book may limit its use to all but academic readers. Distributed in the US by Palgrave Macmillan. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780745331188

0745331181

9780745331171

0745331173

OCLC:

775420117