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Record Nr.

UNINA9910458917103321

Autore

More Charles

Titolo

Black gold [[electronic resource] ] : Britain and oil in the twentieth century / / Charles More

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Continuum, 2009

ISBN

1-282-87593-0

9786612875939

1-4411-7477-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (256 p.)

Disciplina

338.272820904

Soggetti

Petroleum industry and trade - History - 20th century

Petroleum industry and trade - Political aspects

Petroleum industry and trade - Great Britain - History - 20th century

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; 1 Coming of Age: Oil 1900-18; 2 The World of Oil 1918-39; 3 Kerosene Lamps and Petrol Pumps: The British People and Oil 1900-39; 4 Britain, Oil and the Second World War; 5 The World of Oil 1945-73; 6 Age of Optimism: The British People and Oil 1945-73; 7 Crisis: Oil in the 1970's; 8 The North Sea; 9 Age of Uncertainty: Oil After the Oil Crisis 1980-2000; 10 Conclusion; Notes; Sources and Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book tells the story of the raw material which shaped the twentieth century - and with it the destiny and development of modern Britain. From the first explorations, through oil-fueled conflicts and the crises of the 1970's that convulsed the petroleum-guzzling nations of the developed world, this book examines the political, strategic, economic and social importance of oil.