Carbon Democracy: Political Power in the Age of Oil

by Timothy Mitchell

Book Overview

"A brilliant, revisionist argument that places oil companies at the heart of 20th-century history--and of the political and environmental crises we now face." --Guardian

"A sweeping overview of the relationship between fossil fuels and political institutions from the industrial revolution to the Arab Spring." --Financial Times

Oil is a curse, it is often said, that condemns the countries producing it...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1781681163
• ISBN13: 9781781681169
• Release Date: June 2013
• Publisher: Verso
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.83 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.4" x 8.2"