The Politics of Caspian Oil [Hardcover]

Bulent Gokay (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 7, 2001 | ISBN-10: 0333739736 | ISBN-13: 978-0333739730

The Caspian-Caucasus region has received considerable attention over the past eight years. The old potential of this colossal territory is so significant that the analytical centres of the world's largest oil and refining companies consider it to be more long-term than the unstable Persian Gulf. The Politics of Caspian Oil is a collection of essays presenting the results of recent research, which should serve as a reference book for the politics of Caspian oil..

Editorial Reviews

Review

“Gokay has edited a useful and high-quality volume that sheds considerable light on the timely topic of Caspian Sea oil politics.” —Choice

“...a collection of well-written essays that explore how oil and natural gas development influence political relations in the area...” —Middle East Insight

About the Author

Bülent Gökay is Lecturer in the Department of International Relations.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 254 pages
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan (April 7, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0333739736
• ISBN-13: 978-0333739730
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.9 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,090,789 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars geo-economics, June 21, 2003

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This review is from: The Politics of Caspian Oil (Hardcover)

At the end of the Cold War, Eurasia emerged as the world's axial supercontinent. The lure of enormous reserves in the Caspian Sea region has made the region the focus of fierce competition between multinationals and the powerful states. This book is about this important geo-economic struggle and provides an essential background to understand the recent conflict in the region, from Afghanistan to Iraq. This is the context in which one should be talking about emerging forms of political and economic control, military control and a forceful push for the US-led globalisation. This book is an essential reading on this increasingly important topic.

5.0 out of 5 stars Oil and Geopolitics, December 29, 2003

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This review is from: The Politics of Caspian Oil (Hardcover)

This book investigates the politics, global political-economy stakes in the Caspian Sea region. The book is a collection of articles to inform the reader about the significance of this trans-national resource which has the potential to change the economic, political and social ventures in central Eurasia. The book tracks the roots and development of the recent global interest in the Caspian Sea oil and pipelines. At the beginning of the new millennium Caspian energy resources have assumed increased geopolitical importance. Once fully exported to world markets, flows of large volumes of Caspian oil through non-OPEC lands may erode the power of OPEC, and therefore politically and militarily supported by the only super power of this century- the USA. This is an excellent survey of the geo-politics of the Caspian oil, painstakingly researched, tightly structured, and elegantly presented.