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Crude Britannia
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Author : James Marriott
language : en
Publisher: Pluto Press (UK)
Release Date : 2021-01-20
Crude Britannia written by James Marriott and has been published by Pluto Press (UK) this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-01-20 with Business & Economics categories.
For decades, BP and Shell extracted the minerals, finance and skills of the UK. Always behind the scenes, Big Oil drove Britain's economy and profoundly influenced its culture. Then, at the start of the 21st Century, the tide seemed to go out - Britain's refineries and chemical plants were quietly closed; the North Sea oilfields declined. Now, while the country goes through the seismic upheavals of Brexit and the climate emergency, many believe the age of oil to be almost passed. However, as Crude Britannia reveals, reports of the industry's death are greatly exaggerated. Taking the reader on a journey across Britain - from North East Scotland, Merseyside and South Wales to the Thames Estuary and London - James Marriott and Terry Macalister tell the story of Britain's oil-stained past, present and future; of empire, economic deprivation and continuing political influence. The authors speak to oil company executives and oil traders, as well as former shipyard and refinery workers, film makers and musicians, activists and politicians, putting real people and places at the heart of a compelling political analysis. Offering a rare insight on how to read the history of modern Britain, Crude Britannia shows what needs to be done to create a new energy system, that tackles climate change and underpins a fairer democratic society.
Crude Britannia
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Author : James Marriott
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020
Crude Britannia written by James Marriott and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020 with Petroleum industry and trade categories.
Cold Water Oil
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Author : Fiona Polack
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2021-12-19
Cold Water Oil written by Fiona Polack and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-12-19 with Nature categories.
Cold Water Oil: Offshore Petroleum Cultures is a collection of essays examining how societies conceive of fossil fuel extraction in the inhospitable but fragile waters of the North Atlantic and Arctic oceans. What happens offshore matters. Currently, over a quarter of the world’s oil and gas is produced from beneath the seas. The offshore petroleum industry is thus a crucial point of origin for global carbon emissions, and other environmental harms. Cold Water Oil: Offshore Petroleum Cultures illuminates ignored histories, influential contemporary narratives, and emerging energy and environmental futures. The volume centres on North Atlantic and Arctic regions; the continuing but often strongly contested pursuit of oil and gas in frigid, tumultuous, and environmentally sensitive seas enforces the lengths to which corporations and governments will go to maintain the centrality of fossil fuels. The book’s contributors focus on the cultural, social, and ecological implications of oil and gas extraction in the oceanic territories of Canada, Norway, the UK, Russia, the US, and the Iñupiat of Alaska at a time of profound global uncertainty. In conversation with the energy and environmental humanities, and critical ocean studies, Cold Water Oil considers a region central to debates about climate change and the planet’s future. Cold Water Oil engages students and researchers interested in climate change, energy humanities, critical ocean studies, and North Atlantic and Arctic issues.
The Rhetoric Of Oil In The Twenty First Century
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Author : Heather Graves
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2019-04-05
The Rhetoric Of Oil In The Twenty First Century written by Heather Graves and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-04-05 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
This book examines mass communication and civic participation in the age of oil, analyzing the rhetorical and discursive ways that governments and corporations shape public opinion and public policy and activists attempt to reframe public debates to resist corporate framing. In the twenty-first century, oil has become a subject of civic deliberation. Environmental concerns have intensified, questions of indigenous rights have arisen, and private and public investment in energy companies has become open to deliberation. International contributors use local events as a starting point to explore larger issues associated with oil-dependent societies and cultures. This interdisciplinary collection synthesizes work in the energy humanities, rhetorical studies and environmental studies to analyze the global discourse of oil from the start of the twentieth century into the era of transnational corporations of the 21st century. This book will be a vital text for scholars in communication studies, the energy humanities and in environmental studies. Case studies are framed accessibly, and the theoretical lenses are accessible across disciplines, making it ideal for a post-graduate and advanced undergraduate audience in these fields.
Rules Britannia
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Author : Toni Summers Hargis
language : en
Publisher: Macmillan
Release Date : 2007-04-01
Rules Britannia written by Toni Summers Hargis and has been published by Macmillan this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-04-01 with Reference categories.
How do you respond to a dinner invitation that says "Eight for eight thirty"? What might induce you to get off a London train at a place called Mud Chute? When is it okay to drive over a sleeping policeman? And why do teh Brits keep saying "Who's she, the cat's mother"? Rules, Britannia is an invaluable resource for Americans who want to make a smooth transition when visiting or relocating to the UK. This entertaining and practical insider's guide contains scores of established do's and dont's that only a Brit would know. Most of us know that an elevator is called a "lifet," a toilet is a "loo," and the trunk of your car is the "boot," but who would have a clue about a "sprog" or a "gobsmacked berk"? These phrases are part of daily conservation in the UK, and leave many visiting Americans as baffled as if they listening to a foreign language. Covering such essential topics as vocabulary, house- or "flat"-hunting, business culture, child rearing, and even relationship etiqutte, Rules, Britannia will ease the anxiety that comes with a transatlantic move or extended visit, and is sure to make any old Yank feel like a regular Joe Bloggs.
To The Last Drop Affective Economies Of Extraction And Sentimentality
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Author : Axelle Germanaz
language : en
Publisher: transcript Verlag
Release Date : 2023-07-31
To The Last Drop Affective Economies Of Extraction And Sentimentality written by Axelle Germanaz and has been published by transcript Verlag this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-07-31 with Social Science categories.
The romance of extraction underlies and partly defines Western modernity and our cultural imaginaries. Combining affect studies and environmental humanities, this volume analyzes societies' devotion to extraction and fossil resources. This devotion is shaped by a nostalgic view on settler colonialism as well as by contemporary »affective economies« (Sara Ahmed). The contributors examine the links between forms of extractivism and gendered discourses of sentimentality and the ways in which cultural narratives and practices deploy the sentimental mode (in plots of attachment, sacrifice, and suffering) to promote or challenge extractivism.
Report To Accompany H R 3321
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Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Ways and Means
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1913
Report To Accompany H R 3321 written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Ways and Means and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1913 with Tariff categories.
A Bill To Reduce Tariff Duties To Provide Revenue For The Government And For Other Purposes Together With Views Of Minority And Statistical Data
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Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Ways and Means
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1913
A Bill To Reduce Tariff Duties To Provide Revenue For The Government And For Other Purposes Together With Views Of Minority And Statistical Data written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Ways and Means and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1913 with Tariff categories.
Internal Revenue Acts Of The United States 1909 1950
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Author : Bernard D. Reams (Jr.)
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1979
Internal Revenue Acts Of The United States 1909 1950 written by Bernard D. Reams (Jr.) and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1979 with Taxation categories.
Don T Look Back In Anger
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Author : Daniel Rachel
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2019-09-05
Don T Look Back In Anger written by Daniel Rachel and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-09-05 with Art categories.
The nineties was the decade when British culture reclaimed its position at the artistic centre of the world. Not since the 'Swinging Sixties' had art, comedy, fashion, film, football, literature and music interwoven into a blooming of national self-confidence. It was the decade of Lad Culture and Girl Power; of Blur vs Oasis. When fashion runways shone with British talent, Young British Artists became household names, football was 'coming home' and British film went worldwide. From Old Labour's defeat in 1992 through to New Labour's historic landslide in 1997, Don't Look Back In Anger chronicles the Cool Britannia age when the country united through a resurgence of patriotism and a celebration of all things British. But it was also an era of false promises and misplaced trust, when the weight of substance was based on the airlessness of branding, spin and the first stirrings of celebrity culture. A decade that started with hope then ended with the death of the 'people's princess' and 9/11 - an event that redefined a new world order. Through sixty-eight voices that epitomise the decade - including Tony Blair, John Major, Noel Gallagher, Damon Albarn, Tracey Emin, Keith Allen, Meera Syal, David Baddiel, Irvine Welsh and Steve Coogan - we re-live the epic highs and crashing lows of one of the most eventful periods in British history. Today, in an age where identity dominates the national agenda, Don't Look Back In Anger is a necessary and compelling historical document.