Le pétrole et la guerre / Oil and War
Loin des cliches et des stereotypes, il est temps de se poser la question en historiens : le petrole a-t-il eu une responsabilite dans les nombreux conflits qui ont emaille le monde depuis le XIX
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Loin des cliches et des stereotypes, il est temps de se poser la question en historiens : le petrole a-t-il eu une responsabilite dans les nombreux conflits qui ont emaille le monde depuis le XIX siecle ? Pour certains, la reponse va de soi, pour d'autres, ce n'est pas du tout evident. Le regard distancie, critique et un examen sur le long terme permettent de donner des elements de reponse. Certes, la legende noire du petrole remonte presque a ses origines. Mais cette commodite de pensee ne remplace pas une analyse veritable. Pour aller plus loin, il est necessaire de comparer les espaces geographiques et les periodes chronologiques car les contextes sont rarement repetitifs. Chaque situation geopolitique demande un raisonnement approprie. Les approches multiples de ce livre (presque tous les continents y sont abordes) sont donc originales a plus d'un titre. L'image du petrole en sort changee, sinon bouleversee. Derriere ce produit unique, insaisissable, si convoite, ne faut-il pas chercher et trouver les dirigeants politiques, les entrepreneurs, les militaires, etc. en un mot l'Humanite avec sa part de depassement et sa part de rapacite ?
Avant de condamner l'or noir, ne serait-il pas utile de lui donner sa place, toute sa place mais seulement sa place afin de constater qu'il ne fut la plupart du temps que le miroir des ambitions humaines. This book leaves cliches and stereotypes aside and asks an important question: does oil bear responsibility for many of the conflicts in the world since the nineteenth century? Opinions on this issue are divided. For many the question is answered by the fact that oil's bad reputation goes back almost to its first discovery. But to develop a real analysis, it is necessary to compare the geographical locations and contemporary situations of these conflicts, since the contexts involved are seldom comparable. Each geopolitical situation requires nuanced analysis. A critical look at the situation in the long term, touching on situations in nearly every continent, enables the authors of this volume to develop a truly objective response. The image of petroleum emerges changed, if not turned upside down.
The authors argue that perhaps we need to look beyond the oil to the political leaders, the entrepreneurs, the military leaders, even to humanity itself, to find the real root of the problem. Before we condemn "black gold", we need to restore it to its proper place, as a reflection of human ambition.
Avant de condamner l'or noir, ne serait-il pas utile de lui donner sa place, toute sa place mais seulement sa place afin de constater qu'il ne fut la plupart du temps que le miroir des ambitions humaines. This book leaves cliches and stereotypes aside and asks an important question: does oil bear responsibility for many of the conflicts in the world since the nineteenth century? Opinions on this issue are divided. For many the question is answered by the fact that oil's bad reputation goes back almost to its first discovery. But to develop a real analysis, it is necessary to compare the geographical locations and contemporary situations of these conflicts, since the contexts involved are seldom comparable. Each geopolitical situation requires nuanced analysis. A critical look at the situation in the long term, touching on situations in nearly every continent, enables the authors of this volume to develop a truly objective response. The image of petroleum emerges changed, if not turned upside down.
The authors argue that perhaps we need to look beyond the oil to the political leaders, the entrepreneurs, the military leaders, even to humanity itself, to find the real root of the problem. Before we condemn "black gold", we need to restore it to its proper place, as a reflection of human ambition.
Detaljer
- Forlag
- Presses Interuniversitaires Europeennes
- Innbinding
- Paperback
- Språk
- Engelsk Fransk
- Sider
- 436
- ISBN
- 9789052017709
- Utgivelsesår
- 2011
- Format
- 22 x 15 cm