He takes us to saudi arabia, where officials deflect inquiries about the amount of petroleum remaining in the countrys largest reservoir. Sep 27, 2009 such is the message of peter maasss slender but powerfully written new book, crude world. Every unhappy oilproducing 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. From baghdad to berlin, a military writer looks at how pictures frame wars. A stunning and revealing examination of oils indelible impact on the countries that produce it and the people who possess it. Crude world by peter maass and the squeeze by tom bower. Every unhappy oilproducing nation is unhappy in its own way, but all are touched by the resource cursethe. Or, as peter maass says in his outstanding book crude world, oil is oxygen. Crude world is a great read, if not a bit depressing. Crude world by peter maass penguin random house audio. Crude world also ventures into equatorial guinea, the setting for misrule and corruption as well as a race for oil between american and chinese firms. Peter maass is the author, most recently, of crude world. In this short book 225 pages, peter maass sets out some compelling arguments about the curse of.
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About the author peter maass is a contributing writer to the new york times magazine and has reported from the middle east, asia, south america and africa. All of our paper waste is recycled within the uk and turned into corrugated cardboard. In this stunning and revealing book, peter maass examines the social, political, and environmental impact of petroleum on the countries that produce it. Peter maasss brilliant expose of the oil industry uncovers the shocking human cost of fuel, says peter preston. Crude world is not intended to be a comprehensive history of the petroleum industry and its captains. Rebels, royalty, middlemen, environmentalists, indigenous activists, ceostheir stories tell the larger story of petroleum in our time. Most of the world s remaining oil reserves will be discovered in, and exported from, third world countries. The violent twilight of oil by peter maass goodreads. Crude world by peter maass overdrive rakuten overdrive. From saudi arabia to equatorial guinea, from venezuela to iraq, the stories of rebels, royalty, middlemen, environmentalists, indigenous activists, and ceosall deftly and sensitively presentedcome together in this startling and essential account of the consequences of our addiction to oil. In his new book, crude world, journalist peter maass takes readers on a vivid tour of troubled oil frontiers, voyaging to places like nigerias polluted delta, equatorial guineas dusty capital, ecuadors scarred rain forest and russias corporate boardrooms, where corruption is rife and environmental neglect all too common.
Every unhappy oilproducing nation is unhappy in its own way, but all are touched by the resource cursethe power of oil to exacerbate existing problems and create. Essential reading for these times and for anyone interested in making the right decisions about our energy future. This group brings together the best thinkers on energy and climate. Peter maass has written about war, media, and national security for a variety of outlets. Crude world gets its energy from peter maass s exhaustive investigation and firsthand experience and results in an illuminating narrative of the true impact of the global dependence on oil. I had to travel around the world and talk to all sorts of peopleoilmen, warlords. Crude world ebook by peter maass author 84,322 words. The violent twilight of oil peter maass a stunning and revealing examination of oils indelible impact on the countries that produce it and the people who possess it. The violent twilight of oil, writer and journalist peter maass brings us a stunning and revealing examination of oils indelible impact on the countries that produce it and the people who possess it.
Accomplished journalist and author, peter maas provides compelling arguments to support his theory that oilrich countries are not rich, and that their oil has brought more trouble rather prosperity. Peter maass is a contributing writer to the new york times magazine. Join us for smart, insightful posts and conversations about where the energy industry is and where it is going. The book features warlords in the oilrich niger delta, petrobillionaires in moscow, american soldiers and oilmen in baghdad, the gesticulations and politics of hugo chavez, as well as officials in riyadh who avoid uncomfortable questions about saudi. Such is the message of peter maasss slender but powerfully written new book, crude world. Im just finishing reading an excellent book by investigative journalist peter maass called crude world. Working from the basic premise that most oilrich countries are in fact not rich, that. Crude world the violent twilight of oil by peter maass.
Nov 04, 2009 the present equilibrium will not last, projects peter maass, for we face an era of scarcity that involves higher prices for oil and fiercer competition for whats left. Peter maass s survey of the world that crude oil has created in the countries that are rich in this resources is the product of the best kind of investigative journalism. Breathless, alarming evidence of the harm that oil inflicts on the world. Among the many baleful books on peak oil, crude world stands out for its reportage on what was once called underdevelopment, or plunder. Nov, 2009 in these two books it is the end of the oil age that is chronicled.
The book features warlords in the oilrich niger delta, petrobillionaires in moscow, american soldiers and oilmen in baghdad, the gesticulations and politics of hugo chavez, as well as officials in riyadh who avoid. Peter maass books crude world and love thy neighbor. A story of war, an awardwinning memoir about the conflict in bosnia, and he wrote crude world. He is married to journalist and author alissa quart. Welcome to equatorial guinea, africas third largest exporter of oil and gas. Peter maass has visited those parts of the world, some of them places that very few people would dare to go, and has written about them in.
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The catastrophic oil spill in the gulf of mexico has brought new attention to the huge costs of our oil dependence. In 1997, after working for a year in washington as a staff writer for the post, i left the paper and moved to new york city, where i have written for the new york times magazine, the new yorker, foreign policy, the atlantic, new york and slate, among others. The rest comes from other countries many of which are not our friends, and are not democracies. Sep 22, 2009 crude world is a startling and essential account of the consequences of our addiction to oil. Crude world explores the troubled world oil has createdfrom saudi arabia to iraq, russia, nigeria, venezuela and beyond. I used to have the vague notion that, as well as making our cars run, oil was somehow connected to the production of various things, such as plastics, but i really had no idea how far the production of. The violent twilight of oil by peter maass crude world is a topical book about the impact oil has had on those countries that produce it. Crude world gets its energy from peter maasss exhaustive investigation and firsthand experience and results in an illuminating narrative of the true impact of the global dependence on oil. Sep 22, 2009 a stunning and revealing examination of oils indelible impact on the countries that produce it and the people who possess it. Tom bowers the squeeze uses profiles of the big players.
Unquestionably, by fueling better and faster transportation and. But there is another story, another problem with oil the disruption it causes. It doesnt have a voice, body, army or dogma of its own. In these two books it is the end of the oil age that is chronicled.
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