Oil in Burma : the extraction of "earth-oil" to 1914 / Marilyn V. Longmuir.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Longmuir, Marilyn V.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Petroleum industry and trade.

History.

Burma.

Petroleum industry and trade--Burma--History.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xi, 329 pages, viii pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 21 cm

Place of Publication:

Bangkok, Thailand : White Lotus Press, [2001]

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: Introduction

2 "The Celebrated Wells of Petroleum"

3 Twinzayo, Twinza, and Taw-dwin

4 Early British Commercial Interest in Yenangyaung

S An "Implicit Belief' in the Future of Burmese Oil

6 The Rise and Decline of the Arakan Oil Fields

7 "Troublous Times": The Aftermath of 1885

8 Turbulence on the "Seas of Petroleum"

9 Growth and Protection

10 The Indian Market

11 "A Matter of Great Imperial Importance"

12 Competition on the Twinza Reserves

13 The "Oil-Boom" is Over

14 Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-316) and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Longmuir, Marilyn V. Oil in Burma.

ISBN:

9747534606

9789747534603

OCLC:

48517638