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A vital history of oil and politics, showing how the struggle to control energy corridors and chokepoints shaped the modern world

For the last twenty years, Putin's Russia has weaponised its vast resources of oil and gas, trying to use them to dominate Ukraine and, later, with growing audacity, challenge NATO itself. But this is far from the first time this tactic has been used. Over the last 150 years, access to oil and gas has repeatedly been used as a tool to gain an advantage.

Looking at the global picture-including Vietnam, India, and Egypt-Guy Laron charts the connection between oil, gas, and political power from the First World War through the Cold War to the crises of today. He shows how political actors leveraged their power through key chokepoints: production sites, pipelines, and even refineries. Whilst at the same time, companies lobbied states to block rivals and eliminate competition. This has been a high-stakes game over the controlling heights of the world economy that continues until this very day.

A vital history of oil and politics, showing how the struggle to control energy corridors and chokepoints shaped the modern world

For the last twenty years, Putin's Russia has weaponised its vast resources of oil and gas, trying to use them to dominate Ukraine and, later, with growing audacity, challenge NATO itself. But this is far from the first time this tactic has been used. Over the last 150 years, access to oil and gas has repeatedly been used as a tool to gain an advantage.

Looking at the global picture-including Vietnam, India, and Egypt-Guy Laron charts the connection between oil, gas, and political power from the First World War through the Cold War to the crises of today. He shows how political actors leveraged their power through key chokepoints: production sites, pipelines, and even refineries. Whilst at the same time, companies lobbied states to block rivals and eliminate competition. This has been a high-stakes game over the controlling heights of the world economy that continues until this very day.

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2026
Genre: Geschichte, Importe
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Buch
Inhalt: Einband - fest (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780300279641
ISBN-10: 0300279647
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: Laron, Guy
Hersteller: Yale University Press
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Easy Access System Europe, Mustamäe Tee 50, ?-10621 Tallinn, gpsr.requests@easproject.com
Abbildungen: 16 b-w illus. + 2 maps
Maße: 238 x 157 x 37 mm
Von/Mit: Guy Laron
Erscheinungsdatum: 13.10.2026
Gewicht: 0,693 kg
Artikel-ID: 136482092

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