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| 100 | 1 | _aColl, Steve. | |
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_aPrivate empire _h[Book] : _bExxonMobil and American power / _cSteve Coll. |
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_aNew York : _bPenguin Books, _cc2012. |
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_a685 pages : _bmaps ; _c24 cm. |
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| 500 | _a"New York Times Bestseller" --Cover | ||
| 504 | _aIncludes bibliographical references and index. | ||
| 520 | _aIn this, the first hard-hitting examination of ExxonMobilthe largest and most powerful private corporation in the United StatesSteve Coll reveals the true extent of its power. Private Empire pulls back the curtain, tracking the corporations 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 globefeaturing kidnapping cases, civil wars, and high-stakes struggles at the Kremlinand the narrative is driven by larger-than-life characters, including corporate legend Lee Iron Ass Raymond, ExxonMobils chief executive until 2005. A penetrating, news-breaking study, Private Empire is a defining portrait of Big Oil in American politics and foreign policy. | ||
| 530 | _aAlso issued online. | ||
| 610 | 0 | 0 | _aExxon Corporation. |
| 610 | 0 | 0 | _aExxon Mobil Corporation. |
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_aPetroleum industry and trade _zUnited States. _xPolitical aspects. |
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_aCorporate power _zUnited States. |
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_aBig business _zUnited States. |
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_aManagement and Business Studies _2blcoll |
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_p50804 _91732.46 _vWorld Book Co. _dBooks |
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