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American Empire and the Canadian Oil Sands

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  • © 2016

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  1. George A. Gonzalez
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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. Introduction

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    Pages 1-4

  3. Canadian Oil Sands and the American Empire

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    Pages 5-17

  4. The Political Economy of US Energy Policy

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    Pages 19-35

  5. The Canadian Oil Sands Policy Network

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    Pages 37-49

  6. Urban Sprawl as Economic Stimulus

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    Pages 51-61

  7. Global Oil Politics

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    Pages 63-74

  8. Democratic Ethics, Environmental Lobbying Groups, and Symbolic Inclusion: The Case of the Canadian Oil Sands

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    Pages 75-98

  9. Conclusion

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    Pages 99-102

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 103-194
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About this book

Throughout the US oil and gas shale are being 'hydrofracked' to produce petroleum and natural gas. Oil (or tar) sands from Canada is being 'processed' – thereby generating large amounts of crude. This book places the unconventional fossil fuels revolution that is taking place in North America within the context of great power politics.

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“Gonzalez (Univ. of Miami) offers a theoretically informed, critical analysis of US global energy policy. … Recommended for university and larger public libraries, and specialized collections in international affairs, foreign policy, economics, and security studies. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty.” (J. P. Smaldone, Choice, Vol. 54 (2), October, 2016)

About the author

George A. Gonzalez is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Miami, USA. He is the author of Urban Sprawl, Global Warming, and the Empire of Capital (2009), Energy and Empire: The Politics of Nuclear and Solar Power in the United States (2012), Energy and the Politics of the North Atlantic (2013) and The Politics of Star Trek: Justice, War, and the Future (2015).

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