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Addicted to Oil: America´s Relentless Drive for Energy Security
Ian Rutledge
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Description for Addicted to Oil: America´s Relentless Drive for Energy Security
Paperback. Explores the political, economic and social ramifications of the motorisation of the US economy. This book traces the origins of America's addiction throughout the twentieth century and explains how America's relations with the Middle East were developed through its quest for energy security. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPS; KNBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 233 x 23. Weight in Grams: 468.
It has long been acknowledged that in America the car is king. However, America's car-orientated and car-dependent lifestyle goes beyond the culture of fast cars and freeways. In "Addicted to Oil", Ian Rutledge explores the political, economic and social ramifications of the motorisation of the US economy. He argues that America's dependence on the car has created a lifestyle leading to oil needs which have heavily influenced US foreign policy in the modern era. Rutledge traces the origins of America's addiction throughout the twentieth century and explains how America's relations with the Middle East were developed through its quest for ... Read more
It has long been acknowledged that in America the car is king. However, America's car-orientated and car-dependent lifestyle goes beyond the culture of fast cars and freeways. In "Addicted to Oil", Ian Rutledge explores the political, economic and social ramifications of the motorisation of the US economy. He argues that America's dependence on the car has created a lifestyle leading to oil needs which have heavily influenced US foreign policy in the modern era. Rutledge traces the origins of America's addiction throughout the twentieth century and explains how America's relations with the Middle East were developed through its quest for ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
296
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
Weight
464 g
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781845113193
SKU
V9781845113193
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Ref
99-5
About Ian Rutledge
Ian Rutledge is an energy economist and lectures at the University of Sheffield. He also works as an energy business consultant.
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'Rutledge allows his reader to come to a conclusion without banging a propagandist's drum' TRIBUNE;