Oil Culture

by Daniel Worden

In the 150 years since the birth of the petroleum industry oil has saturated our culture, fueling our cars and wars, our economy and policies. But just as thoroughly, culture saturates oil. So what exactly is "oil culture"? This book pursues an answer through petrocapitalism's history in literature, film, fine art, wartime propaganda, and museum displays. Investigating cultural discourses that have taken shape around oil, these essays compose the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0816689741
• ISBN13: 9780816689743
• Release Date: October 2014
• Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
• Length: 456 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.9" x 9.9"