Maass s background is in journalism the new york times. Nov 07, 2009 peter maass travels far, wide and indefatigably, notebook in hand, visiting places where the world averts its eyes. Working from the basic premise that most oilrich countries are in fact not rich, that. Incrude world, peter maass presents a vivid portrait of the troubled world oil has created. Reporting the invasion of iraq twitter peter handke twitter war diaries. How the pursuit of oil is propping up the west african dictatorship of teodoro obiang. Abebooks seller since november 1, 1997 seller rating. The violent twilight of oil 9781400075454 by maass, peter. Essential reading for these times and for anyone interested in making the right decisions about our energy future. Crude world gets its energy from peter maasss exhaustive investigation and firsthand experience and results in an illuminating narrative of the true impact of the global dependence on oil. In this stunning and revealing book, peter maass examines the social, political, and environmental impact of petroleum on the countries that. Dec 27, 2009 crude world is peter maass s account of the violence, tyranny, poverty, environmental degradation, corporate malfeasance, corruption and state failure that seem to be fuelled by oil.
Most of the world s remaining oil reserves will be discovered in, and exported from, third world countries. He is a contributing writer to the new york times magazine, and his latest book is called crude world. Maass, a contributing writer for new york times magazine, travels to countries where oil has been discovered to get a firsthand. In this stunning and revealing book, peter maass examines the social, political, and environmental impact of petroleum on the countries that produce it.
Crude, the documentary a chapter of my book publication is a week from today focuses on a multibillion dollar environmental lawsuit against chevron in ecuador. From baghdad to berlin, a military writer looks at how pictures frame wars. The violent twilight of oil, was a finalist in 2010 for the new york public librarys award for excellence in journalism. The catastrophic oil spill in the gulf of mexico has brought new attention to the huge costs of our oil dependence. Over the course of a century it has taken on such a variety of functions that even a small decrease in oil o. Sep 02, 2014 peter maass s crude world is a book for anyone who wants to understand the process by which it is ensured that there continues to be petrol in the pumps and food on the supermarket shelves. Every unhappy oilproducing nation is unhappy in its own way, but all are touched by the resource cursethe. Crude world ebook by peter maass 9780307273192 rakuten. Peter maass s crude world is a book for anyone who wants to understand the process by which it is ensured that there continues to be petrol in the pumps and food on the supermarket shelves.
The violent twilight of oil by peter maass politics. Discover crude world as its meant to be heard, narrated by dominic hoffman. The violent twilight of oil, about the ways oil shapes our planet. Peter maass presents a vivid portrait of the troubled world oil has created. Knopf and translated into a variety of foreign languages. From saudi arabia to equatorial guinea, from venezuela to iraq, the stories of rebels, royalty, middlemen, environmentalists, indigenous activists, and ceosall deftly and sensitively presentedcome together in this startling and essential account of the consequences of our addiction to oil. Crude world is a topical book about the impact oil has had on those countries that produce it. Oct 04, 2009 maass is a keen observer, a fine storyteller and forceful writer, and his book is a readable gem for anyone seeking a primer on the history of oil and its geopolitical ramifications. Aug 12, 2010 in crude world, journalist peter maass argues that our relentless pursuit of oil has created a host of problems in the world particularly in the countries that hold the most deposits. Just a quick note to mention that my new book, crude world. A story of war, about my experiences covering the war in bosnia. Tom bowers the squeeze uses profiles of the big players. Peter maass, peter maass is an awardwinning investigative journalist and author. Crude world gets its energy from peter maass s exhaustive investigation and firsthand experience and results in an illuminating narrative of the true impact of the global dependence on oil.
Every unhappy oilproducing nation is unhappy in its own way, but all are touched by the resource cursethe power of oil to exacerbate existing problems and create new ones. The violent twilight of oil by peter maass goodreads. Crude world a stunning and revealing examination of oils indelible impact on the countries that produce it and the people who possess it. Kirkus describes it as breathless, alarming evidence of the harm that oil inflicts on the world. This brilliant, dismaying book by a reporter who delivers fact, analysis and eloquent anger with equal aplomb is designed to make you shudder. The violent twilight of oil, will be published in september. The violent twilight of oil by peter maass crude world is a topical book about the impact oil has had on those countries that produce it. He is married to journalist and author alissa quart. Some kind of monster, has just released his documentary about the chevron lawsuit. A stunning and revealing examination of oils indelible impact on the countries that produce it and the people who possess it. The violent twilight of oilauthor peter maass writes about how oil has resulted in devastation around the world in his new book. Welcome to equatorial guinea, africas third largest exporter of oil and gas. Crude oil, the latest book by peter maass focuses on the evergrowing dark side of the global oil trade, but avery hancock struggles to take. Jan 01, 2009 crude world is a topical book about the impact oil has had on those countries that produce it.
His engaging historic perspective brings clarity to what should come next. Crude world offers a passionate look at some of the most awful places in the world the violent, repressive and polluted countries where oil is extracted. The rest comes from other countries many of which are not our friends, and are not democracies. In 1983, after graduating from the university of california at berkeley, i went to brussels as a copy editor for the wall street journaleurope. Apr 22, 2010 peter maass, a writer for the new york times, takes a somewhat different angle in his book, crude world. Such is the message of peter maasss slender but powerfully written new book, crude world. In an entire book on global oil, this story accounts for one quarter of all references to canada, the. Accomplished journalist and author, peter maas provides compelling arguments to support his theory that oilrich countries are not rich, and that their oil has brought more trouble rather prosperity. The violent twilight of oil knopf, 2009 and love thy neighbor. He takes us to saudi arabia, where officials deflect inquiries about the amount of petroleum remaining in the countrys largest reservoir. The violent twilight of oil, about the ways oil shapes the world.
Maass love thy neighbor brings fresh detail to a familiar topic in this worrying but never sensationalistic look at the murky world of oil. Dan dervin, fredericksburg free lancestar maass is a disciplined reporter and crafts a fine tale. Book prize for nonfiction as well as the overseas press club book prize. Author peter maass posted on january 26, 2005 november 29, 2020 categories blog post navigation previous previous post. Dec 23, 2010 crude world by peter maass, 9781400075454, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Peter maass follows the journey of oil and shows how the substance sullies so much of what it touches, poisoning land and rivers, promoting political bloodshed and creating corruption on a. Maass resided at the american academy in berlin as a fall 2009 berlin prize fellow, where he worked on his book war of icons. An interview with peter maass by adriana dunn in crude world.
Every unhappy oilproducing nation is unhappy in its own way, but all are touched by the resource cursethe power of oil. Crude world by peter maass penguin random house audio. Sep 27, 2009 we cant be rid of the stuff soon enough. It is a very wellwritten and detailed account of how countries have been affected and infected by the oil industry and how the politics have been.
The violent twilight of oil, peter maass explains the impact of our oil addiction on those supposedly lucky countries having enough oil to export it to the rest of us. Joe berlinger, director of the incomparable brothers keeper and metallica. In crude world, peter maass presents a vivid portrait of the troubled world oil has created. Crude world by peter maass and the squeeze by tom bower. Peter maass is a contributing writer at the new york times magazine and author of crude world. Every unhappy oilproducing nation is unhappy in its own way, but all are touched by the resource curse the power of oil to exacerbate existing problems and create new ones. Accomplished journalist and author, peter maas provides. Or, as peter maass says in his outstanding book crude world, oil is oxygen. Crude world is a chilling readexcellent and informative along the way. In his new book, crude world, journalist peter maass takes readers on a vivid tour of troubled oil frontiers, voyaging to places like nigerias. Oil is the substance that allows our world to work. Publishers weekly says crude world is heartfelt and beautifully crafted. In this short book 225 pages, peter maass sets out some compelling arguments about the curse of oilrich nations. It is this foreign supply of our daily fix that gets the bulk of maass s.
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