Crude Capitalism: Oil, Corporate Power, and the Making of the World Market

by Adam Hanieh

A groundbreaking history of oil and it's importance to US politics, finance, militarism and consumerism from an award-winning author and scholar

This expansive history traces the hidden connections between oil and capitalism from the late 1800s to the current climate crisis. Beyond simplistic narratives that frame oil as 'prize' or 'curse', Crude Capitalism uncovers the surprising ways that oil is woven into the fabric of our...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1839763426
• ISBN13: 9781839763427
• Release Date: September 2024
• Publisher: Verso
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.7" x 10.0"