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028			_a:Donated from J P Gupta
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100			_aLeVine, Steve,
245			_aThe oil and the glory _b: the pursuit of empire and fortune on the Caspian Sea _c/ Steve LeVine
260			_aNew York _b : Random House, _c©2007.
300			_axx, 470 pages _c24cm.
365			_bDonated
505			_a 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.
520			_aDescribes 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.
650			_aEconomics
650			_aProduction
650			_aPetroleum industry and trade -- Caspian Sea Region -- History.
650			_aGeopolitics -- Caspian Sea Region -- History.
650			_aPolitics and government
650			_aCaspian Sea Region.
650			_aGeopolitics -- Caspian Sea Region -- History.
650			_aGeopolitics.
700			_aLeVine, Steve
942			_cBOOK