Oil : anatomy of an industry / Matthew Yeomans.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Yeomans, Matthew.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Petroleum industry and trade.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (285 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : New Press, c2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Matthew Yeomans begins his investigation into the role of oil in America by trying to spend a day without oil?only to stumble before exiting the bathroom (petroleum products play a role in shampoo, shaving cream, deodorant, and contact lenses). When Oil was published in hardcover, it was quickly recognized as the wittiest and most accessible guide to the product that drives the U.S. economy and undergirds global conflict. The book sparked reviews and editorials across the country from the Wall Street Journal, the Christian Science Monitor, and The Nation to

Contents:

Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. Pursuit of Power: A Short History of Oil; 2. Car Culture: America's Automobile Addiction; 3. Exploration or Exploitation?: Oil, Human Rights, and the Environment; 4. Boom and Bust: The Price of Oil and How Much Oil Remains; 5. Energy Wars: Oil and National Security; 6. Oil in the Family: The Bush Administration's Energy Policy; 7. CAFE Society: The Brief Life and Untimely Death of Energy Conservation; 8. Beyond Oil: The Hydrogen Balm; A Note on Sourcing; Afterword: U.S. and China Oil; Index

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

9781595588555

1595588558

OCLC:

792687196