{"product_id":"oil-wars-guy-laron-9780300279641","title":"Oil Wars: The Struggle for Control That Has Shaped the Modern World","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA vital history of oil and politics, showing how the struggle to control energy corridors and chokepoints shaped the modern world\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor the last twenty years, Putin's Russia has weaponised its vast resources of oil and gas, trying to use them to dominate Ukraine and, later, with growing audacity, challenge NATO itself. But this is far from the first time this tactic has been used. Over the last 150 years, access to oil and gas has repeatedly been used as a tool to gain an advantage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLooking at the global picture--including Vietnam, India, and Egypt--Guy Laron charts the connection between oil, gas, and political power from the First World War through the Cold War to the crises of today. He shows how political actors leveraged their power through key chokepoints: production sites, pipelines, and even refineries. Whilst at the same time, companies lobbied states to block rivals and eliminate competition. This has been a high-stakes game over the controlling heights of the world economy that continues until this very day.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Guy Laron\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0300279647\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780300279641\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Yale University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/20\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 576\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Guy Laron","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48460324667647,"sku":"9780300279641","price":38.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ab7bde16-fb06-4278-ad1d-c58604fa7e1f.jpg?v=1777414005","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/oil-wars-guy-laron-9780300279641","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}