The oil wars myth : petroleum and the causes of international conflict

Do countries fight wars for oil? Given the resource's exceptional military and economic importance, most people assume that states will do anything to obtain it. Challenging this conventional wisdom, The Oil Wars Myth reveals that countries do not launch major conflicts to acquire petroleum res...

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Bibliographische Detailangaben
1. Verfasser: Meierding, Emily (VerfasserIn)
Format: E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Ithaca London : Cornell University Press, 2020
Ausgabe:1st published
Schlagworte:Petroleum industry and trade World politics War Politics and war Krieg Kriegsursache Konflikt Ressourcen Erdöl Zugang mehr... Theorie Rechtfertigung Fallstudie Internationaler Konflikt Energievorrat Geschichte
Umfang:1 Online-Ressource
Inhaltsangabe:
  • Frrom value to violence : connecting oil and war
  • Explaining the oil wars myth : Mad Max and El Dorado
  • Why classic oil wars don't pay
  • Searching for classic oil wars
  • Red herrings : the Chaco and Iran-Iraq Wars
  • Oil spats : the Falkland/Malvinas Islands dispute
  • Oil campaigns : World War II
  • Oil gambit : Iraq's invasion of Kuwait