Join us on a literary world trip!
Add this book to bookshelf
Grey
Write a new comment Default profile 50px
Grey
Subscribe to read the full book or read the first pages for free!
All characters reduced
Oil Power and War - A Dark History - cover

We are sorry! The publisher (or author) gave us the instruction to take down this book from our catalog. But please don't worry, you still have more than 500,000 other books you can enjoy!

Oil Power and War - A Dark History

Matthieu Auzanneau

Publisher: Chelsea Green Publishing

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

Summary

Catholic Herald Book Awards 2019 Finalist, Current Affairs

 
"Auzanneau has created a towering telling of a dark and dangerous addiction.”—Nature

 
The story of oil is one of hubris, fortune, betrayal, and destruction. It is the story of a resource that has been undeniably central to the creation of our modern culture, and ever-present during the darkest exploits of empire the world over. For the past 150 years, oil has become the most essential ingredient for economic, military, and political power. And it has brought us to our present moment in which political leaders and the fossil-fuel industry consider extraordinary, and extraordinarily dangerous, policy on a world stage marked by shifting power bases.

 
Upending the conventional wisdom by crafting a “people’s history,” award-winning journalist Matthieu Auzanneau deftly traces how oil became a national and then global addiction, outlines the enormous consequences of that addiction, sheds new light on major historical and contemporary figures, and raises new questions about stories we thought we knew well: What really sparked the oil crises in the 1970s, the shift away from the gold standard at Bretton Woods, or even the financial crash of 2008? How has oil shaped the events that have defined our times: two world wars, the Cold War, the Great Depression, ongoing wars in the Middle East, the advent of neoliberalism, and the Great Recession, among them?

 
With brutal clarity, Oil, Power, and War exposes the heavy hand oil has had in all of our lives—and illustrates how much heavier that hand could get during the increasingly desperate race to control the last of the world’s easily and cheaply extractable reserves.

 
 

 
 
Available since: 11/06/2018.

Other books that might interest you

  • HBR's 10 Must Reads on Managing Yourself Vol 2 - cover

    HBR's 10 Must Reads on Managing...

    Harvard Business Review

    • 0
    • 0
    • 0
    You're adept at managing your job—working toward the goals of your team, your unit, and your company. But too often busy managers neglect to apply their planning, management, and execution skills to themselves. How do you make time to manage yourself? You need to focus on your work—succeeding in the job you have now. But you also need to think about your career and professional growth—actively plotting, nurturing, and developing the arc of your working life. Finally, you need to balance your work with the rest of your life—finding time to strengthen the connections between your work, your family, and your other commitments.Get more of the management ideas you want, from the authors you trust, with HBR's 10 Must Reads on Managing Yourself (Vol. 2). We've combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review articles and selected the most important ones to help you stay engaged, be productive, and maintain your sanity throughout your working life.With insights from leading experts, this book will inspire you to identify areas for personal growth; assess your strengths, work preferences, values, and contributions; build your skill set and stay relevant; develop learning agility; map out a plan for where you'd like your career to go—both short and long term; find fulfillment in your work; and prepare for your next opportunity.
    Show book
  • Creating Introvert-Friendly Workplaces - How to Unleash Everyone’s Talent and Performance - cover

    Creating Introvert-Friendly...

    Jennifer Kahnweiler

    • 0
    • 0
    • 0
    "This important book offers organizations the keys to introvert inclusion."  
    —Susan Cain, New York Times bestselling author of Quiet 
     
    As the diversity, equity, and inclusion wave widens and deepens its reach, introversion is becoming a natural part of that movement. After all, about half the population identify as introverts, but many organizations are stuck in traditional extrovert-centric workplace cultures that reward people for speaking up publicly, expect them to log face time, and employ hiring and promotion practices rooted in the past. This ultimately discourages introverts from contributing and reaching their full talent potential, which could have a major impact on the bottom line. 
     
    "Champion for introverts" Jennifer Kahnweiler offers a road map for everyone in the workplace—including leaders, human resource managers, and team members—to create inclusive, introvert-friendly cultures. Kahnweiler provides an assessment to determine how introvert friendly your organization is and looks at every aspect of organizational life—hiring, training, leading, communicating, meeting, designing workplaces, and more—through an inclusive lens. You'll discover how to make open-space offices introvert friendly, what the best practices are for encouraging introverts to participate on teams, which training techniques work best for introverts, and how to make remote positions work. Kahnweiler gives you the tools to build a culture that embraces all your employees and maximizes the strengths introverts bring to your organization.
    Show book
  • Smart Chicks Make Dividends - cover

    Smart Chicks Make Dividends

    RL Bender

    • 0
    • 0
    • 0
    Why don’t more women invest independently? Maybe family life and work life get in the way. Maybe we were led to believe that investing is only for the wealthy. Maybe cultural expectations for women have affected our exposure to the possibilities. Whatever the reason, this book is here to help. So what is a dividend, exactly? A dividend is a portion of a company’s profit that shareholders periodically receive as a payment. Yes, you can earn money by simply owning shares of a company stock. Today’s stock market is a world of opportunity, and it’s more accessible than ever, even for those of us who don’t count ourselves among the wealthy. Now is the time!This book will help you:* Begin your investing journey, even if you have a zero-knowledge starting point* Get started with $20-30* Develop a portfolio that generates a monthly income* Learn to find and research possible investments* Approach investing as an intentional and consistent practiceWritten for women, by a woman, Smart Chicks Make Dividends also explores the emotional and cultural obstacles women might face when they start any new endeavor. Scroll up and click the Buy button to change your financial future!
    Show book
  • Turning the Giant - Disrupting Your Industry with Persistent Innovation - cover

    Turning the Giant - Disrupting...

    John Berra

    • 0
    • 0
    • 0
    John Berra is no stranger to turning giants. As someone who spent over three decades in the automation community, Berra knows what it’s like to confront major obstacles and leverage then to his advantage. For example, in the mid-1990s, Berra was faced with a unique challenge. The automation industry was at a crossroads, and as President of Fisher-Rosemount Systems, Berra could have played it safe and maintained business as usual. But doing so would have ensured companies like Honeywell would have gained the upper hand. Instead, Berra focused on developing a revolutionary operating system named DeltaV. And in doing so, he led Fisher-Rosemount Systems to disrupt an entire industry. Moves like this set Berra apart from his competitors. On one hand, Berra is one of the most intelligent innovators of his era and there is a reason Intech Magazine named him one of the fifty most influential industry innovators ever. That said, Berra was also incredibly practical and willing to take his share of calculated risks. Because Berra believed is disruptive innovation, he was able to turn giants others were not willing to touch.
    Show book
  • Clean Your Debts - cover

    Clean Your Debts

    Earl Dickerson

    • 0
    • 0
    • 0
    Clean Your Debts: The Comprehensive Guide on the Effective Ways and Methods of Eliminating Out your Debts, Learn All Types of Credits and Debts and How to Get Rid of ThemDebt is not inherently a bad thing. Credit and debt allow people and organizations to do things that they would otherwise not be able, or allowed, to do. Commonly, people in industrialized nations use it to purchase houses, cars, and many other things too expensive to buy with cash on hand. Companies also use debt in many ways to leverage the investment made in their assets, "leveraging" the return on their equity.Credit card debt is extremely stressful and it can take over your life but it’s not insurmountable. Before you get consumed by the seemingly endless torrent of bill collector calls and fruitless interest payments, consider some of the many options that you have to take care of credit card debt. Statistics show that 80% of Americans have debts to their name. Debts have different effects on everyone. While it may seem like just a mild inconvenience to some, it could be ruining the lives and taking control of the lives of some people.This comprehensive guide about debts will give you essential information and proven tips on how you can rid yourself of credit card debt, student loans, and mortgage debt. Learn useful strategies and knowledge on how to improve your credit score.Here are some of the topics that will be discussed in this guide: What is Credit Debt? Credit Card Debt, Student Loans, Mortgages, Bankruptcy Facts, Credit Score Facts, and a lot more.There really is no fast and easy way to clear yourself of debt, you have to understand that it’s a slow and steady process. To learn more, download Clean Your Debt Today!
    Show book
  • The Secret Handshake - Mastering the Politics of the Business Inner Circle - cover

    The Secret Handshake - Mastering...

    Kathleen Kelley Reardon

    • 0
    • 0
    • 0
    This ground-breaking work offers access to the boardroom, and advice on getting noticed, networking, persuasion and mastering the art of quid pro quo.  
    A professor of management and highly sought-after consultant, Kathleen Kelley Reardon has worked with many of the nation's leading corporations. Drawing on interviews with executives from Fortune 500 companies, she has compiled essential advice on how to break into the inner circle of power at the top of the corporate ladder.  
    Many books cover practical business knowledge, but few address the issue of interpersonal skills. The ever-changing circle of power within a corporation may not necessarily follow the same guidelines it publicly professes. The most talented employee isn't always the one promoted; there is an intangible quality the upper echelon look for. It may not come naturally, but it can be learned.  
    Kathleen Kelley Reardon's guide to organizational politics gives you the navigational skills needed to reach the top. Narrator Ruth Ann Phimister will leave you feeling as if you've had an enlightning conversation with a caring mentor.
    Show book