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Oil
Record details
- ISBN: 9780888998163 (pbk.)
- ISBN: 9780888998156 (bound)
- ISBN: 0888998155 (bound)
- ISBN: 9780888998156 (bound) :
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Physical Description:
144 p. : ill ; 19 cm.
print - Publisher: Toronto : Groundwood Books/House of Anansi Press, c2008.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 137-139) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Hydrocarbon Age -- Petroleum and the petroleum industry -- Petroleum and power politics in the Middle East -- Russian and Caspian Sea petroleum and its European consumers -- Oil in the Western hemisphere -- Peak oil and global warming -- Unprecedented challenges -- Oil timeline. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Camosun College Library.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Holdable? | Status | Due Date | Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lansdowne Library | HD 9560.5 L39 2008 (Text) | 26040003284623 | Main Collection | Volume hold | Available | - |
More information
- Booklist Reviews : Booklist Reviews 2008 June #1
In this compact overview of the oil industry's growth over the past century and a half, Laxer, an authority on Canadian and world economics, traces the development of each major company and oil patch in Europe, the Middle East, and the Western Hemisphere in turnâfrom the rise of John D. Rockefeller to the beginning of the current world crisis in the fall of 2007. In general, the author allows the facts to speak for themselves, but he closes with a sharp critique of policies that depend on market forces to address the environmental impact of oil consumption. The narrative is laced with statistics but virtually unsupported by explanatory charts, illustrations, or even sidebars. Even so, it will offer readers who have a serious interest in the topic an enlightening industrial history characterized by ruthless business practices, vicious political struggles, and fabulous sums of money. Endnotes and brief back matter conclude this Groundwork Guides title. Copyright 2008 Booklist Reviews. - Horn Book Guide Reviews : Horn Book Guide Reviews 2008 Fall
This dense and unabashedly strong-viewed introduction to the history of oil begins with the first oil wells of the mid-nineteenth century and ends with a discussion of global warming. By the final chapter, readers have traveled through the oil regions of the world and are left to contemplate, "who will consume the last barrel of oil?" Reading list, timeline. Ind. Copyright 2008 Horn Book Guide Reviews. - Library Journal Reviews : LJ Reviews 2008 September #1
This is an excellent choice for high school readers: brief, accessible, and, because it is written from the left side of the political spectrum (and by a Canadian), capable of generating discussion by virtue of its "outside" perspective. Laxer (political science, York Univ., Toronto) makes a complex subject clear with the aid of time lines of oil history, highlighted points of interest, and a solid list of sources for further reading. The author's account of corporate involvement in the oil patch is especially interesting. For school and public libraries
[Page 150]. Copyright 2008 Reed Business Information. - Library Media Connection : Library Media Connection Reviews 2008 October
These slim volumes introduce readers to contemporary political and social issues. The Betrayal of Africa concentrates on the 48 countries comprising subSaharan Africa. The author proposes that westerners are the cause of AfricaÃs problems by perpetuating the view of Africa as a backward continent. The role of China as an emerging player in Africa is addressed as well as the potential effects of climate changes on the continent, the ravages of AIDS, and the troubling situation of African women. In Oil, the author examines the relationships that arise from our dependence on oil, and covers the effects of market economics on oil prices. Both of these volumes feature helpful timelines as well as numerous charts and graphs. The message is not subtle; in fact I found both volumes quite frightening in their assessment of the topics. The part of my brain that says students need both sides of an argument struggles with the unrelenting message of these books, but the research is supported and hey effectively encapsulate very weighty issues. Bibliography. Recommended. Julie Burwinkel, Library Media Specialist, Ursuline Academy, Cincinnati, Ohio ¬ 2006 Linworth Publishing, Inc.
