Crude reality : petroleum in world history
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Crude reality : petroleum in world history
（Exploring world history）
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, c2014
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 263-271) and index
内容説明・目次
内容説明
This concise, accessible introduction to the history of oil tells the story of how petroleum shaped human life since it was first discovered leaking inconspicuously from the soil. Leading environmental history specialist Brian C. Black connects the subsequent exploitation of petroleum to patterns in world history while tracing the intricate links between energy and people after 1850. For a century, human dependence on petroleum caused little discomfort as we enjoyed the heyday of cheap crude-a glorious episode of energy gluttony that was destined to end. Today, we see the disastrous results of environmental degradation, political instability, and world economic disparity in the waning years of a petroleum-powered civilization-lessons rooted in the finite nature of oil. This "crude reality" becomes tragic when we measure our overwhelming reliance on this geological ooze.
Considering the nature of oil itself as well as the specifics of humans' remarkable relationship with it, Crude Reality reveals our modern conundrum and then suggests the challenges of our future without oil. It is this essential context, the author argues, that will prepare us for our energy transition. Black brings to this book a global perspective and a wide-ranging technical knowledge presented specifically for general readers, making its scope much broader than any other survey. Written by a major scholar on the history of petroleum, it is an essential contribution to environmental history and the rapidly emerging field of energy history.
The paperback edition features an updated epilogue and a bibliography.
目次
Prologue
Introduction: Beginning as Black Goo
Part I: Cultural Exchange, 1750-1890
Infrastructure: Drilling for Saltwater
Chapter 1: From Black Goo to Black Gold
Chapter 2: Crossing Borders to Grow Supply
Infrastructure: Shipping Crude throughout the Globe
Part II: Going Mobile, 1890-1960
Infrastructure: Pumping Gas
Chapter 3: Modeling "Big Oil" in the U.S.
Chapter 4: The Culture of Petroleum: Hitting the Road
Chapter 5: Marching for Petroleum: Supply and Weapons
Infrastructure: Want Fries with That?
Part III: The Globalization of Petroleum Dominance, 1960-Present
Infrastructure: Big Science Helps Big Oil
Chapter 6: Consuming Changes
Chapter 7: To Have and Have Not
Infrastructure: NYMEX and the Commodity of Crude
Part IV: Living with Limits and Energy Transitions, 1980-Present
Infrastructure: Climate Change Reveals a New World Order
Chapter 8: "Peak Oil," Climate Change, and Petroleum Under Siege
Epilogue: Resource Curse: Time for an Oil Change?
Bibliography
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