Crude World The Violent Twilight of Oil – Peter Maass Flitsaanbieding

A stunning and revealing examination of oil’s indelible impact on the countries that produce it and the people who possess it.
Every unhappy oil-producing nation is unhappy in its own way, but all are touched by the “resource curse”–the power of oil to exacerbate existing problems and create new ones. In “Crude World, ” Peter Maass presents a vivid portrait of the troubled world oil has created. He takes us to Saudi Arabia, where officials deflect inquiries about the amount of petroleum remaining in the co…