The Curse of oil

Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm) (Added Author). Films Media Group (Added Author). Zarafa Films. (Added Author).

Summary: This program offers a global history of the oil industry and the issues intertwined with it, from early-20th-century prospecting in South America and the Middle East to war in Iraq. The origins and significance of OPEC figure prominently in the narrative, as do several historic and violent conflicts revolving around controlling sources or flows of oil: labor strikes in Latin America, Nasser's seizure of the Suez Canal, the Iran-Iraq war, and other pivotal events. Revealing interviews feature, among others, former OPEC leader Sheikh Ahmed Yamani and former U.S. ambassador to Saudi Arabia James Akins-who minces no words and calls oil a curse.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 streaming video file (52 min.) : sd., col., digital file.
remote
electronic resource (video)
Publisher: New York, N.Y. : Films Media Group, [2006], c2003.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Films Media Group on June 13, 2006. Films on Demand is distributed by Films Media Group for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware.
Formatted Contents Note:	Oil, Colonialism, and War (3:50) -- Oil Transforms Saudi Arabia (4:36) -- Mexico Nationalizes Its Oil Industry (1:40) -- Oil, British Imperialism, and Middle East Nationalism (2:49) -- Egypt Nationalizes the Suez Canal (1:31) -- The Creation of OPEC (7:09) -- The Curse of Oil in Venezuela (2:25) -- Algeria's Oil Independence (4:27) -- Libya Demands More Oil Money (2:42) -- Iraq Nationalizes Its Oil Industry (1:58) -- The 1973 Oil Crisis (4:01) -- Instability in Iran and Iraq (3:52) -- Petrodollars (3:40) -- Iraq Invades Kuwait (1:58) -- The Curse of Petrodollars (3:12)
Restrictions on Access Note:	Access requires authentication through Films on Demand.
Target Audience Note:	11 & up.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: Internet. System requirements: FOD playback platform.
Language Note:	Closed-captioned.
Source of Description Note:	Title from distributor's description.