A Century of War: Anglo-American Oil Politics and the New World OrderThis 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. |
Contents
Agreement between the British and Sheikh alSabah | 1 |
Germany and the Geopolitics | 11 |
A Global Fight for Control of Petroleum Begins | 19 |
Copyright | |
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