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In the all-encompassing energy realm, powerful state and private actors determine which of the world's many energy resources are developed ...and how societies are molded to accommodate those decisions. The authors of The Geopolitics of Global Energy Resources delve into the energy realm, identifying the infrastructure investments of today that are shaping the use patterns and political dependencies of tomorrow. They explore as well, the prospects for change to more sustainable and democratically accountable forms of energy.

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A superb collection of provocative new perspectives on the contemporary energy order Timely andimportant.... This book presents a criticalappraisal of the new age of fossil fuelabundance and questions many of its underlying propositions.... It is essential reading for those seeking to makesense of the new geopolitics of global energy. A fine volume of essays on the current and futurechallenges that are liable to arise from humanity's unquenchable thirst forhydrocarbons. This is a book to unsettle thecomplacent, and well worth the attention of anyone concerned with globalpolitics.

A superb collection of provocative new perspectives on the contemporary energy order Timely andimportant…. This book presents a criticalappraisal of the new age of fossil fuelabundance and questions many of its underlying propositions…. It is essential reading for those seeking to makesense of the new geopolitics of global energy. A fine volume of essays on the current and futurechallenges that are liable to arise from humanity's unquenchable thirst forhydrocarbons. This is a book to unsettle thecomplacent, and well worth the attention of anyone concerned with globalpolitics.

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Ted Lehmann is faculty director for the social sciences at Excelsior College, USA.

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