An edition of Oil and American Identity (2014)

Oil and American Identity

A Culture of Dependency and Its Impact on US Foreign Policy

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Sebastian Herbstreuth, Sebasti ...
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An edition of Oil and American Identity (2014)

Oil and American Identity

A Culture of Dependency and Its Impact on US Foreign Policy

"American dependence on foreign oil has long been described as a serious threat to U.S. national security, and continues to be a political flashpoint even as domestic fracking eases the US' reliance on imported energy. Oil and American Identity offers a fresh perspective on the subject by reframing 'energy dependency' as a cultural discourse with intimate connections to American views on independence, freedom, consumption, abundance, progress and American exceptionalism. Through a detailed reading of primary literature, Sebastian Herbstreuth also shows how the dangers of foreign oil are linked to American descriptions of foreign oil producers as culturally different und thus 'undependable'. Herbstreuth shows how even reliable imports from the Middle East are portrayed as dangerous and undesirable because this region is particularly 'foreign' from an American point of view, while oil from friendly countries like Canada is cast as a benign form of energy trade. Oil and American Identity rewrites the history of U.S. foreign oil dependence as a cultural history of the United States in the 20th century."--Bloomsbury Publishing.

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Oil and American Identity: A Culture of Dependency and Its Impact on US Foreign Policy
2016, I. B. Tauris & Company, Limited
in English
Cover of: Oil and American Identity
Oil and American Identity: A Culture of Dependency and US Foreign Policy
2014, I. B. Tauris & Company, Limited
in English

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Library of Congress
HD9502.A2, HD9502.U62 H47 2019, HD9502.U62 H47 2016

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OL28821719M
ISBN 13
9781784531492
OCLC/WorldCat
1114468938, 941070266
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10.5040/9781350987371

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OL21287314W

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