The oil and the glory : the pursuit of empire and fortune on the Caspian Sea
Title:
The oil and the glory : the pursuit of empire and fortune on the Caspian Sea
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Summary:
Remote, forbidding, and volatile, the Caspian Sea long tantalized the world with its vast oil reserves. But outsiders, blocked by the closed Soviet system, couldn't get to it. Then the Soviet Union collapsed, and a rush into the region erupted. Along with oilmen, representatives of the world's leading nations flocked to the Caspian for a share of the thirty billion barrels of proven oil reserves at stake, and a tense geopolitical struggle began. The main players were Moscow and Washington-the former seeking to retain control of its satellite states, and the latter intent on dislodging Russia to the benefit of the West. In an intense and suspenseful narrative, "The Oil and the Glory" is the definitive chronicle of events that are understood by few, but whose political and economic impact will be both profound and lasting
Year Published:
2007
Physical Description:
xx, 470 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Contents:
The barons -- A visitor from Sweden -- Revolution -- Soviet days -- The middleman -- Détente -- The perfect oil field -- Crossfire -- The first deal -- Return to Baku -- The contract of the century -- The near abroad -- Early oil -- A battle of wills -- A tale of two negotiators -- An accidental pipeline -- An army for oil -- Boom and bust -- Kashagan -- A way to the sea -- The king of Kazakhstan -- Epilogue.
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Electronic Access:
Table of contents only http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip076/2006101530.htmlContributor biographical information http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0803/2006101530-b.html
Publisher description http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0803/2006101530-d.html
Sample text http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0803/2006101530-s.html
ISBN:
9780375506147
Publisher:
New York : Random House, c2007.
