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Author: Brian C. Black
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Binding: Hardcover
ISBN: 0742556549

Crude Reality: Petroleum in World History (Exploring World History)

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. Download Crude Reality: Petroleum in World History (Exploring World History) from rapidshare, mediafire, 4shared. 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 fin Search and find a lot of engineering books in many category availabe for free download.

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