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A timely and informative new look at the oil crisis, which examines both the causes and consequences of events, not only within the oil industry and the Middle East, but also their impact on the world economy, the role of Third World nations in the international system, and relations between the leading oil consuming nations.

In October 1973 two crises ¿ one economic, one political ¿ intersected, with dramatic and long term consequences for international relations. On 6 October, Egypt and Syria launched an attack on Israel, and within a few days the major Arab oil producers announced their support by use of the ¿oil weapon¿, including a boycott of supplies for countries friendly to Israel and a programme of production cuts. This was followed by the unilateral decla...

This textbook offers a chronological introduction to the New Deal that incorporates material on events and developments outside in addition to within Washington DC as well as popular reaction to the new policies. Reference is made to President Roosevelt and his role but the main emphasis is upon policy formation and implementation and the context in which the New Deal evolved. To provide a broader international context, Venn draws comparisons ...

This book offers a chronological introduction to the New Deal, incorporating details of events and developments outside as well as within Washington, D.C., and examining American and foreign reaction to the policies. The main emphasis of the book is on policy formation and implementation and on the context in which the New Deal evolved. A detailed chronology of events is provided, and "The New Deal" ends with notes on further reading and an ex...

One of the least well-known and least discussed struggles of the 20th century was played out between the British and the Americans. From before World War I to the end of World War II, Great Britain and the United States vied with each other throughout the world to control the supply of oil.