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Energy Resources and Politics: from 19th to 21st century |
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Authors: |
Lazou, Vasiliki |
Subject: | LAW AND SOCIAL SCIENCES > POLITICAL SCIENCES > POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS AND PROCESSES > POLITICAL HISTORY LAW AND SOCIAL SCIENCES > POLITICAL SCIENCES > FIELDS OF POLICY > ENERGY POLICY LAW AND SOCIAL SCIENCES > POLITICAL SCIENCES > FIELDS OF POLICY > CLIMATE POLICY LAW AND SOCIAL SCIENCES > POLITICAL SCIENCES > FOREIGN POLICY > FOREIGN POLICY LAW AND SOCIAL SCIENCES > POLITICAL SCIENCES > INTERNATIONAL POLITICS > INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS, INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM > GEOPOLITICS LAW AND SOCIAL SCIENCES > POLITICAL SCIENCES > INTERNATIONAL POLITICS > INTERNATIONAL CONFLICTS HUMANITIES AND ARTS > HISTORY > GENERAL HISTORY, THEORY > CONTEMPORARY HISTORY HUMANITIES AND ARTS > HISTORY > GENERAL HISTORY, THEORY > WORLD HISTORY |
Keywords: |
Oil
Carbon Energy Energy politics LNG Pipelines Oil wars Renewable energy resources Shale oil Geopolitics of energy Energy transition Resource curse Energy dependence OPEC Oil industry Energy crisis Energy security |
Description: | |
Abstract: |
The book “Energy Resources and Politics from the 19th to 21st Century” examines the strategic importance of energy resources for contemporary states and the claims over them during the 19th and 20th centuries. We follow the transition from the age of coal to the age of oil, Europe’s attempt at energy self-sufficiency and the rally between Europe and the USA for exploiting oil resources in the East and the Ottoman Empire. We investigate how oil exploration affected the strategy of the parties involved in WW II, the post-war USA presence in the Middle East, the oil crisis in the ‘70s and its consequences. We consider the coal-to-oil ratio in Europe, the exploration of new sources of hydrocarbons, as well as possible alternatives to the energy puzzle. We further analyze the policies of oil-producing countries, along with the geopolitics of oil and natural gas pipes. We examine the dependence of Europe on Russia with concern to hydrocarbons, the Ukraine-Russia conflict, the stance of Turkey and the inauguration of new oil-related wars in the Middle East. Concerning the Greek case, we examine the energy dependence of Greece, the exploitation of lignite and oil reserves, and issues relating to the EEZ and the energy policy, considering the Eastern Mediterranean's importance to Europe. Finally, the book takes an interest in current global antagonism instances and the energy policy of the USA and China.
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Linguistic Editors: |
Dimopoulou, Maria |
Graphic Editors: |
Tsionis, Elias |
Type: |
Undergraduate textbook |
Creation Date: | 29-07-2024 |
Item Details: | |
ISBN |
978-618-228-274-8 |
License: |
Attribution - NonCommercial - ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) |
DOI | http://dx.doi.org/10.57713/kallipos-1020 |
Handle | http://hdl.handle.net/11419/13804 |
Bibliographic Reference: | Lazou, V. (2024). Energy Resources and Politics: from 19th to 21st century [Undergraduate textbook]. Kallipos, Open Academic Editions. https://dx.doi.org/10.57713/kallipos-1020 |
Language: |
Greek |
Consists of: |
1. Introductory terms - definitions 2. Carbon: the fuel of the Industrial Revolution in USA and Europe 3. The beginnings of the oil industry 4. The early globalization. Oil companies and states divide the world 5. The strategic importance of oil in the Second World War 6. The golden era of oil 1945-1973 7. The oil crises of the 1970s 8. The energy security system up to the end of the Cold War, 1978-1990 9. Oil wars in the Middle East 10. The hydrocarbons of the Caspian. The “new big game” 11. Greece in the energy chessboard 12. The hydrocarbons of Africa. The new “Wild West” 13. The consequences of the shale revolution. The contemporary antagonisms and politics of the USA and China. The energy transition |
Number of pages |
215 |
Publication Origin: |
Kallipos, Open Academic Editions |
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