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OverviewTraditional accounts of John D. Rockefeller and the Standard Oil Company, as well as more recent best-selling books on the subject, still accept without question charges of unethical and anti-competitive behaviour by the American oil industry. In this synthesis of cultural, business, gender and intellectual history, Roger and Diana Davids Olien explore how this negative image of the petroleum industry was created -and how this image in turn helped shape policy toward the industry in ways that were sometimes at odds with both the goals or reformers and the public interest. By turning a critical eye on sources that have often been accepted at face value and examining the self-interests of oil industry critics, the authors seek to produce a more balanced, complex picture of the industry. Their case study of the impact of technology offers an example of how business must be understood through its cultural context and offers an approach to understanding problems of regulation and reform. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Roger M. Olien , Diana Davids OlienPublisher: The University of North Carolina Press Imprint: The University of North Carolina Press Edition: New edition Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 0.671kg ISBN: 9780807825235ISBN 10: 0807825239 Pages: 328 Publication Date: 31 March 2000 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: Awaiting stock  Table of ContentsReviewsThey have written an important book for historians, policymakers, and the general, informed reader.William R. Childs, Ohio State University They have written an important book for historians, policymakers, and the general, informed reader.<p>William R. Childs, Ohio State University They have written an important book for historians, policymakers, and the general, informed reader.William R. Childs, Ohio State University YReaders come away with a more thorough understanding of an important industry and an important time in American life. Choice They have written an important book for historians, policymakers, and the general, informed reader.William R. Childs, Ohio State University The Oliens offer a fresh and valuable contribution to the historiography of the American petroleum industry. Journal of Southern History [Readers] come away with a more thorough understanding of an important industry and an important time in American life. Choice The Oliens have produced an innovative study that yields fascinating insight . Enterprise & Society The Oliens know the history of oil. Business History Review Author InformationDiana Davids Hinton teaches at the University of Texas of the Permian Basin. Roger M. Olien teaches at the University of Texas of the Permian Basin. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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