American empire and the Canadian oil sands / George A. Gonzalez.
نوع المادة : نصالناشر:Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire : Palgrave Macmillan, 2016وصف:194 pages ; 23 cmنوع المحتوى:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781137539557
- 1137539550
- HD9574.C22 G65 2016
نوع المادة | المكتبة الحالية | رقم الطلب | رقم النسخة | حالة | تاريخ الإستحقاق | الباركود | |
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كتاب | UAE Federation Library | مكتبة اتحاد الإمارات General Collection | المجموعات العامة | HD9574.C22 G65 2016 (إستعراض الرف(يفتح أدناه)) | C.1 | Library Use Only | داخل المكتبة فقط | 30020000030377 | ||
كتاب | UAE Federation Library | مكتبة اتحاد الإمارات General Collection | المجموعات العامة | HD9574.C22 G65 2016 (إستعراض الرف(يفتح أدناه)) | C.2 | المتاح | 30020000030378 |
"Throughout the US, oil and gas shale are being "hydrofracked" to produce petroleum and natural gas. Oil (or tar) sand from Canada is being "processed"--Thereby generating large amounts of crude oil. This book places the unconventional fossil fuels revolution that is taking place in North America within the context of great power politics"-- Provided by publisher.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- 1. Canadian Oil Sands and the American Empire -- 2. The Political Economy of US Energy Policy -- 3. The Canadian Oil Sands Policy Network -- 4. Urban Sprawl as Economic Stimulus -- 5. Global Oil Politics -- 6. Democratic Ethics, Environmental Lobbying Groups, and Symbolic Inclusion: The Case of the Canadian Oil Sands -- Conclusion: The Canadian Oil Sands, Empire, and the Collapse of Civilization: (Perhaps the End of Humanity).