The 'Oil Shock' of 1973--the shift from the era of low-priced oil to the era of high-priced oil--was a turning point in the history of the 20th century. This book provides an analysis of the crisis and its global political and economic impact. It features contributions from a range of perspectives and approaches, including political, economic, environmental, international and social history. The authors examine the origins of the 'oil revolution' for oil-producing countries, as well as the far-reaching effects on oil and international energy markets, international relations and the global...
The 'Oil Shock' of 1973--the shift from the era of low-priced oil to the era of high-priced oil--was a turning point in the history of the 20th centur...
This volume examines the social history of oil workers and investigates how labor relations have shaped the global oil industry during the twentieth century and today. It brings together the work of scholars from a range of disciplines, approaching the social, political, economic and cultural dimensions of oil. The contributors analyze a number of key oil producing regions, including the Americas, the Middle East, Central Asia, the Caucasus, Europe and Africa.
This volume examines the social history of oil workers and investigates how labor relations have shaped the global oil industry during the twentieth c...
