Oil - Resources

Gavin Bridge, Philippe Le Billon

Paperback (05 Oct 2012)

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Publisher's Synopsis

Oil pulses through our daily lives. It is the plastic we touch, the food we eat, and the way we move. In this in-depth primer to the world's wealthiest industry, Gavin Bridges and Philippe Le Billon take a fresh look at the contemporary geopolitics of oil.

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Polity Press

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ISBN:	9780745649269
Publisher:	Polity
Imprint:	Polity Press
Pub date:	05 Oct 2012
DEWEY:	338.27282
DEWEY edition:	23
Language:	English
Number of pages:	200
Weight:	408g
Height:	212mm
Width:	150mm
Spine width:	21mm