Author: Steve Coll
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Publisher: Penguin Books
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ISBN: 0143123548
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Private Empire: ExxonMobil and American Power
An “extraordinary” and “monumental” exposé of Big Oil from two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Steve Coll (The Washington Post)
In this, the first hard-hitting examination of ExxonMobil—the largest and most powerful private corporation in the United States—Steve Coll reveals the true extent of its power.Private Empire review. Read full reviews of a private empire by stephen foster (paperback, 2010).
Private Empire pulls back the curtain, tracking the corporation’s recent history and its central role on the world stage, beginning with the Exxon Valdez accident in 1989 and leading to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010. The action spans the globe—featuring kidnapping cases, civil wars, and high-stakes struggles at the Kremlin—and the narrative is driven by larger-than-life characters, including corporate legend Lee “Iron Ass” Raymond, ExxonMobil’s chief executive until 2005. A penetrating, news-breaking study, Private Empire is a defining portrait of Big Oil in American politics and foreign policy.
In this, the first hard-hitting examination of ExxonMobil—the largest and most powerful private corporation in the United States—Steve Coll reveals the true extent of its power.Private Empire review. Read full reviews of a private empire by stephen foster (paperback, 2010).
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Winner of the Financial Times and Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year Award 2012 An 'extraordinary' and 'monumental' expose of Big Oil from two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Steve Coll ('The Washington Post') In 'Private Empire 'Steve Coll investigates the largest and most powerful private corporation in the United States, revealing the true extent of its power. ExxonMobil's annual revenues are larger than the economic activity in the great majority of countries. In many of the countries where it conducts business, ExxonMobil's sway over politics and security is greater than that of the Unite
author stephen foster format paperback language english publication year 01 10 2010 subject history military subject 2 history world general ean 9781741965056 title private empire sku st 1741965055 product category books comics magazines about hive store ltd by continuing with this checkout and ordering from hive you are accepting our current terms and conditions details of which can be found by clicking here author biography stephen foster is a historian and museum specialist based in canberra
Private Empire: ExxonMobil and American Power, ISBN-13: 9781611760729, ISBN-10: 1611760720
Private Empire (Paperback)
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Private Empire Reviews
Private Empire pulls back the curtain, tracking the corporation’s recent history and its central role on the world stage, beginning with the Exxon Valdez accident in 1989 and leading to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010. The action spans the globe—featuring kidnapping cases, civil wars, and high-stakes struggles at the Kremlin—and the narrative is driven by larger-than-life characters, including corporate legend Lee “Iron Ass” Raymond, ExxonMobil’s chief executive until 2005. A penetrating, news-breaking study, Private Empire is a defining portrait of Big Oil in American politics and foreign policy.
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