The books in this set, originally published between 1927 and 1996 discuss the oil industry and its impact on the world economy in the twentieth century. The issues of trade, tax and energy policies as well as national security are all relevant to the economics politics of oil and the volumes analyse and discuss:

• The extent to which American dominance in world affairs is based on the control of oil resources and the changes which will inevitably take place with the end of the oil era.
• Discernible trends in such crucial areas as global petroleum supply and pricing,...