Blood and oil : the dangers and consequences of America's growing dependency on imported petroleum
by
 
Klare, Michael T., 1942-

Title
Blood and oil : the dangers and consequences of America's growing dependency on imported petroleum

Author
Klare, Michael T., 1942-

ISBN
9780805079388

Personal Author
Klare, Michael T., 1942-

Edition
1st Owl Books ed.

Publication Information
New York : Henry Holt, 2005.

Physical Description
xvi, 277 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.

General Note
"With a new afterword"--Cover.
 
"The American empire project"--Cover.
 
"An Owl book"

Contents
The dependency dilemma: imported oil and national security -- Lethal embrace: the American alliance with Saudi Arabia -- Choosing dependency: the energy strategy of the Bush Administration -- Trapped in the Gulf: the irresistible lure of bountiful petroleum -- No safe havens: oil and conflict beyond the Persian Gulf -- Geopolitics reborn: the U.S.-Russian-Chinese struggle in the Persian Gulf and Caspian Basin -- Escaping the dilemma: a strategy for energy autonomy and integrity -- Afterword: the permanent energy crisis.

Subject Term
Petroleum industry and trade -- United States.
 
Energy policy -- United States.
 
National security -- United States.
 
Pâetrole -- Industrie et commerce -- âEtats-Unis.
 
Politique âenergâetique -- âEtats-Unis.
 
Sâecuritâe nationale -- âEtats-Unis.


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