Crude Capitalism: Oil, Corporate Power, and the Making of the World Market
By Adam Hanieh
Hardcover
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By Adam Hanieh
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A groundbreaking history of oil and it's importance to US politics, finance, militarism and consumerism from an award-winning author and scholar
This expansive history traces the hidden connections between oil and capitalism from the late 1800s to the current climate crisis. Beyond simplistic narratives that frame oil as 'prize' or 'curse', Crude Capitalism uncovers the surprising ways that oil is woven into the fabric of our modern world: the rise of an American-centered global order; the b...
This expansive history traces the hidden connections between oil and capitalism from the late 1800s to the current climate crisis. Beyond simplistic narratives that frame oil as 'prize' or 'curse', Crude Capitalism uncovers the surprising ways that oil is woven into the fabric of our modern world: the rise of an American-centered global order; the b...






















