Crude Britannia - How Oil Shaped a Nation (Hardcover)

'Dripping with delicious detail' - Aditya Chakrabortty Taking the reader on a journey through North East Scotland, Merseyside, South Wales, the Thames Estuary and London, this is the story of Britain's oil-soaked past, present and future. Travelling the country, the authors discover how the financial power and political muscle of an industry built the culture of a nation from pop music to kitchen appliances, and how companies constructed an empire, extracting the wealth of the world from Iran to Nigeria and Alaska. Today, the tide seems to be going out - Britain's refineries have been quietly closed, the North Sea oilfields are declining and wind farms are being built in their place. As the country painfully shifts into its new post-industrial role in the shadow of Covid, Brexit and the climate crisis, many believe the age of oil to be over. But is it? Speaking to oil company executives and traders, as well as refinery workers, filmmakers and musicians, activists and politicians, the authors put real people at the heart of a compelling story.

General

Imprint:	Pluto Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	May 2021
Authors:	James Marriott • Terry Macalister
Dimensions:	230 x 150 x 42mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Library binding
Pages:	448
ISBN-13:	978-0-7453-4109-5
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General Books > Humanities > History > British & Irish history > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > International relations > General Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Energy industries & utilities > Petroleum & oil industries Books > Professional & Technical > Industrial chemistry & manufacturing technologies > Industrial chemistry > General Books > Professional & Technical > Energy technology & engineering > Fossil fuel technologies > General Books > History > British & Irish history > General Promotions
LSN:	0-7453-4109-8
Barcode:	9780745341095

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