"Klare's superb book explains, in haunting detail, the trends
that will lead us into a series of dangerous traps unless we muster
the will to transform the way we use energy."--Bill McKibben
Oil recently hit $140 a barrel, and it is still climbing. Unlike
the oil shocks of the 1970s, this dizzying leap is not the product
of an OPEC embargo or a sudden flare-up in the Middle East. Rather,
it is a harbinger of a permanent new structure of world power, one
in which market forces and military strength matter far less than
the scarcity of vital natural resources.
Now in paperback, "Rising Powers, Shrinking Planet" surveys the
energy-driven dynamic that is reconfiguring the international
landscape: Russia, the battered Cold War loser, is now the arrogant
broker of Eurasian energy, and the United States, once the world's
superpower, must now compete with the emerging "Chindia" juggernaut
for finite and diminishing resources. Forecasting a future of
surprising new alliances and explosive danger, Michael T. Klare,
the preeminent expert on resource geopolitics, argues that the only
route to survival in our radically altered world lies through
international cooperation.
General
Imprint: |
Henry Holt & Company, Inc.
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
March 2009 |
First published: |
March 2009 |
Authors: |
Michael T Klare
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Dimensions: |
198 x 132 x 28mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade / Unsewn / adhesive bound
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Pages: |
339 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-8050-8921-9 |
Languages: |
English
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Subtitles: |
English
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Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Politics & government >
General
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LSN: |
0-8050-8921-7 |
Barcode: |
9780805089219 |
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