Red Gas Russia and the Origins of European Energy Dependence
This book applies a systems and risk perspective on international energy relations, author Per Högselius investigates how and why governments, businesses, engineers and other actors sought to promote – and oppose– the establishment of an extensive East-We
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“What did it take to organize the export of natural gas from the USSR to Europe, exports that reached 100 billion cubic meters annually? As Per Högselius shows in Red Gas, the Europeans and Soviets surprisingly reached a mutually beneficial accommodation even during the Cold War. The lessons of Red Gas are important today given the recent discovery of vast deposits in the Russian Arctic. Policymakers, gas company officials, historians and other specialist will enjoy this richly researched and well-written book.” —Paul R. Josephson, Professor of History, Colby College “Per Högselius is one of the younger historians of technology who acknowledge the trans-national and trans-technological impetus of modern infrastructures, especially when they serve to secure the flows of energy. Red Gas provides some fresh perspectives on European history and beyond.” —Dirk van Laak, University of Giessen “Red Gas is a concise empirical study of the development of the Eurasian natural gas pipeline system from the 1960s until now. In his balanced presentation of the driving forces on both sides of the Iron Curtain Per Högselius discovers the shape of a resource dictatorship that no longer is built on ideological ideas but on hard currency and economic principles.” —Karsten Rudolph, Head of Political Communication of the Evonik Group in Brussels and Adjunct Professor for Contemporary History at the Ruhr-University Bochum “The first comprehensive study of the flow of gas between the USSR and Europe, this excellently researched book tells the fascinating story of how Western Europe’s current dependence on Russian energy resources originated in the dynamics of the Cold War. It is a novel and eye-opening work, one that is truly important for students of history, environmental studies, and international relations.” —Helmuth Trischler, Director of the Rachel Carson Center for Environment and Society, Munich “Red Gas is a pioneering contribution to transnational history writing. The book illustrates nicely that the ‘Iron Curtain’ was never as impenetrable as we might believe, and it proves unequivocally the catalytic power of infrastructures in overcoming ideological and national boundaries.” —Mikael Hård, Professor of History of Technology, Darmstadt University of Technology, Germany
10.1057/9781137286154 - Red Gas, Per Högselius
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Praise for Red Gas
10.1057/9781137286154 - Red Gas, Per Högselius
Copyright material from www.palgraveconnect.com - licensed to New York University - Waldmann Dental Library - PalgraveConnect - 2015-05-17
“Red Gas opens a vital window on long-obscure dynamics of East-West crossborder problem solving, carefully and critically analyzing complex negotiations over Soviet natural gas exports amid the unwinding of Cold War tensions. Per Högselius demonstrates here both a mastery of archival sources in multiple languages and a deep appreciation for the challenges involved in Euro
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