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Crude Interventions
Garry Leech
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Description for Crude Interventions
Paperback. Oil is key to regime change in Iraq, the escalation of the US military role in Colombia's conflict, and the increased US military presence in the oil rich regions of Central Asia and West Africa. This work exposes the US oil policy and its human rights implications, and features interviews with military personnel and residents of oil-rich areas. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPS; KNBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 199 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 278.
At the beginning of the 21st century, a new world disorder is emerging in which battles over resources are playing an increasingly prominent role. The importance of oil to this picture is underscored by the unilateral and militaristic foreign policy of the world's largest power in its attempt to secure access to this critical resource. In this global context, oil-rich communities of the South are being drawn into struggles to defend their sovereignty, cultural integrity, human rights and threatened ecosystems. Crude Interventions examines the military and economic policies of the Bush administration in oil-rich regions of the world. More ... Read more
At the beginning of the 21st century, a new world disorder is emerging in which battles over resources are playing an increasingly prominent role. The importance of oil to this picture is underscored by the unilateral and militaristic foreign policy of the world's largest power in its attempt to secure access to this critical resource. In this global context, oil-rich communities of the South are being drawn into struggles to defend their sovereignty, cultural integrity, human rights and threatened ecosystems. Crude Interventions examines the military and economic policies of the Bush administration in oil-rich regions of the world. More ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Zed Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781842776292
SKU
V9781842776292
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About Garry Leech
Garry Leech is a journalist and editor of Colombia Journal (www.colombiajournal.org). He is also a lecturer in the Department of Political Science at Cape Breton University and author of Killing Peace: Colombia's Conflict and the Failure of U.S. Intervention (Inota, 2002).
Reviews for Crude Interventions
'Excellent and timely' Noam Chomsky '...provides a useful basic primer on US military, economic, and corporate interventions in the world. His book and his online journal (www.colombiajournal.org) is clearly written and very useful in getting up to speed. He also provides detailed references and footnotes for those who want to pursue matters further....clear and succinct style...In truth the important ... Read more