Crude Politics: The California Oil Market, 1900-1940

by Paul Sabin

Energy shortages, climate change, and the debate over national security have thrust oil policy to the forefront of American politics. How did Americans grow so dependent on petroleum, and what can we learn from our history that will help us craft successful policies for the future? In this timely and absorbing book, Paul Sabin challenges us to see politics and law as crucial forces behind the dramatic growth of the U.S. oil market during the twentieth...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520241983
• ISBN13: 9780520241985
• Release Date: December 2004
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 307 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.5" x 9.3"