02676nam 2200601Ia 450 991078549330332120230721013656.01-282-87593-097866128759391-4411-7477-X(CKB)2670000000058144(EBL)601879(OCoLC)676695789(SSID)ssj0000412952(PQKBManifestationID)11294128(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000412952(PQKBWorkID)10369377(PQKB)10556018(MiAaPQ)EBC601879(Au-PeEL)EBL601879(CaPaEBR)ebr10427293(CaONFJC)MIL287593(OCoLC)893335272(EXLCZ)99267000000005814420081202d2009 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrBlack gold[electronic resource] Britain and oil in the twentieth century /Charles MoreLondon Continuum20091 online resource (256 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-84725-043-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.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; IndexThis 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.Petroleum industry and tradeHistory20th centuryPetroleum industry and tradePolitical aspectsPetroleum industry and tradeGreat BritainHistory20th centuryPetroleum industry and tradeHistoryPetroleum industry and tradePolitical aspects.Petroleum industry and tradeHistory338.272820904More Charles177559MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910785493303321Black gold3829272UNINA