Oil

by James Laxer

Book Overview

This book explores today's global dependency on oil and reveals the sobering realities of the relationship between oil, politics and money. An excellent introduction for young adults.

Oil, our main source of energy, underlies the world's economy. In the twentieth century its availability and relatively low price allowed for the industrial growth and development of the world's leading economies. The new rapidly developing...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0888998163
• ISBN13: 9780888998163
• Release Date: March 2008
• Publisher: Groundwood Books
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.1" x 7.0"
• Age Range: 14 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 9 and higher