: the pursuit of empire and fortune on the Caspian Sea LeVine, Steve creator LeVine, Steve text New York : Random House ©2007 monographic eng

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xx, 470 pages 24cm. 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. 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. / Steve LeVine 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 338.2728 LEV 9780375506147 :Donated from J P Gupta 210819 20210819152302.0