American oil diplomacy in the Persian Gulf and the Caspian Sea /
''An excellent study of U.S. policy on creating and maintaining a state of energy security.''--Hafeez Malik, Villanova UniversityThe United States is the world's largest oil consumer and importer. Here Gawdat Bahgat examines the nation's growing dependence on fossil fue...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Gainesville :
University Press of Florida,
©2003.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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- Table of Contents; List of Tables vii; List of Maps ix; Preface xi; List of Abbreviations xv; 1. U.S. Energy Security 1; 2. The Global Energy Scene 24; 3. Managing Dependence: American-Saudi Oil Diplomacy 43; 4. The United States and Iraq: Continuity and Change 72; 5. The United States and Iran: Prospects for Rapprochement 103; 6. The Geopolitics of the Caspian Sea 140; Glossary 175; Notes 179; Bibliography 193; Index 207.