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020			_a9781139342476 (ebook)
020			_z9781107029675 (hardback)
020			_z9781107654976 (paperback)
040			_aUkCbUP _beng _erda _cUkCbUP
050	0	0	_aHD9560.5 _b.C576 2013
082	0	0	_a355.02/73 _223
100	1		_aColgan, Jeff D., _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aPetro-Aggression : _bWhen Oil Causes War / _cJeff D. Colgan.
264		1	_aCambridge : _bCambridge University Press, _c2013.
300			_a1 online resource (328 pages) : _bdigital, PDF file(s).
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 04 Apr 2016).
520			_aOil is the world's single most important commodity and its political effects are pervasive. Jeff Colgan extends the idea of the resource curse into the realm of international relations, exploring how countries form their foreign policy preferences and intentions. Why are some but not all oil-exporting 'petrostates' aggressive? To answer this question, a theory of aggressive foreign policy preferences is developed and then tested, using both quantitative and qualitative methods. Petro-Aggression shows that oil creates incentives that increase a petrostate's aggression, but also incentives for the opposite. The net effect depends critically on its domestic politics, especially the preferences of its leader. Revolutionary leaders are especially significant. Using case studies including Iraq, Iran, Libya, Saudi Arabia and Venezuela, this book offers new insight into why oil politics has a central role in global peace and conflict.
650		0	_aPetroleum industry and trade
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _z9781107029675
856	4	0	_uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139342476
942			_2Dewey Decimal Classification _ceBooks
999			_c37515 _d37515