LEADER 04385nam 2200661 a 450 001 9910454716803321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-84964-255-9 010 $a1-281-75070-0 010 $a9786611750701 010 $a1-4356-6244-X 035 $a(CKB)1000000000533620 035 $a(StDuBDS)AH22933545 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000119395 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11988786 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000119395 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10074009 035 $a(PQKB)10782813 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3386382 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3386382 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10479937 035 $a(OCoLC)815686740 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000533620 100 $a20041227d2004 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 12$aA century of war$b[electronic resource] $eAnglo-American oil politics and the new world order /$fWilliam Engdahl 205 $aRev. ed. 210 $aLondon ;$aAnn Arbor, Mich. $cPluto Press$d2004 215 $a1 online resource (312 p.) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-7453-2309-X 311 $a0-7453-2310-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 271-284) and index. 330 $b'This is the only accurate account I have seen of what really happened with the price of oil in 1973. I strongly recommend reading it.' Sheikh Zaki Yamani, former Oil Minister of Saudi Arabia 'I recommend this book to all who wish to know how the world is really run, what are the systems behind the sub-systems we perceive in the daily media, and what are the antecedents of the present global political dilemmas.' Dr Frederick Wills, former Foreign Minister, Guyana' For those truly interested about how the world economy functions, this book will be greatly useful. The book treats especially well the political goals of Britain, a thread in modern history all too often overlooked.' Stephen J. Lewis, economist, City of London'... one of the most readable books I have ever seen. It will shock people, but it is needed. William Engdahl has found a common thread that ties hundreds of events which, at first glance, appear to be unassociated.' Leon D. Richardson, Far East Financial columnist, industrialist, advisory board, Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology This book is a gripping account of the murky world of the international oil industry and its role in world politics. Scandals about oil are familiar to most of us. From George W. Bush's election victory to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, US politics and oil enjoy a controversially close relationship. The US economy relies upon the cheap and unlimited supply of this single fuel. William Engdahl takes the reader through a history of the oil industry's grip on the world economy. His revelations are startling. Moving from the post-World War I period up to the present day, he shows how oil is - and has always been - the motivating factor in international policy and conflicts. Shedding light on the 1970's oil shocks and the grand strategy of Washington after the end of the Cold War, Engdahl presents a convincing case that geopolitics and oil were behind the collapse of the Soviet Union, the breakup of Yugoslavia, the rise and fall of the Taliban. He reveals evidence to show that the US and UK decision to go to war in Iraq was not simply an issue of corporate greed. It was a strategic move to control the world economy for the following half century or more. 606 $aPetroleum industry and trade$xPolitical aspects$xHistory 606 $aWorld War, 1914-1918$xCauses 606 $aWorld War, 1939-1945$xCauses 606 $aWorld politics$y20th century 607 $aGreat Britain$xForeign relations$zUnited States 607 $aUnited States$xForeign relations$zGreat Britain 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aPetroleum industry and trade$xPolitical aspects$xHistory. 615 0$aWorld War, 1914-1918$xCauses. 615 0$aWorld War, 1939-1945$xCauses. 615 0$aWorld politics 676 $a338.2/7282/0904 700 $aEngdahl$b William$0959456 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910454716803321 996 $aA century of war$92174114 997 $aUNINA