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LeVine, Steve,

The oil and the glory : the pursuit of empire and fortune on the Caspian Sea / Steve LeVine - New York : Random House, ©2007. - xx, 470 pages 24cm.

The barons --
A visitor from Sweden --
Revolution --
Soviet days --
The middleman --
Détente --
The perfect oil field --
Crossfire --
The first deal --
Return to Baku --
The contract of the century --
The near abroad --
Early oil --
A battle of wills --
A tale of two negotiators --
An accidental pipeline --
An army for oil --
Boom and bust --
Kashagan --
A way to the sea --
The king of Kazakhstan --
Epilogue.

Describes the rogue's gallery of adventurers, dealmakers, political operatives, corrupt officials, powerful oil companies, and other interests competing for the vast oil reserves in the Caspian region in the wake of the disintegration of the Soviet Union.

ISBN: 9780375506147

Publisher. No.: Donated from J P Gupta

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Economics
Production
Petroleum industry and trade -- Caspian Sea Region -- History.
Geopolitics -- Caspian Sea Region -- History.
Politics and government
Caspian Sea Region.
Geopolitics -- Caspian Sea Region -- History.
Geopolitics.

Dewey Class. No.: 338.2728 LEV