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Energy shortages, climate change, and the debate over national security have thrust oil policy to the forefront of American politics. This book challenges us to see politics and law as crucial forces behind the dramatic growth of the US oil market during the twentieth century.

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List of Illustrations Preface Acknowledgments Introduction: Structuring the Oil Market PART ONE -- Federal Property 1. The End of the Old Property Regime 2. The Politics of the 1920 Mineral Leasing Act PART TWO -- State Property 3. Beaches versus Oil in Southern California 4. "The Same Unsavory Smell of Teapot Dome" PART THREE -- Regulation 5. The Struggle to Control California Oil Production 6. Federalism and the Unruly California Oil Market PART FOUR -- Consumption 7. "Transportation by Taxation" 8. Defending the User-Financing System Conclusion: The Politics of Petroleum Prices Notes Bibliography Index

Crude Politics The California Oil Market 19001940

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      Publisher: University of California Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 12/13/2004 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780520241985, 978-0520241985
      ISBN10: 0520241983

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Energy shortages, climate change, and the debate over national security have thrust oil policy to the forefront of American politics. This book challenges us to see politics and law as crucial forces behind the dramatic growth of the US oil market during the twentieth century.

      Table of Contents
      List of Illustrations Preface Acknowledgments Introduction: Structuring the Oil Market PART ONE -- Federal Property 1. The End of the Old Property Regime 2. The Politics of the 1920 Mineral Leasing Act PART TWO -- State Property 3. Beaches versus Oil in Southern California 4. "The Same Unsavory Smell of Teapot Dome" PART THREE -- Regulation 5. The Struggle to Control California Oil Production 6. Federalism and the Unruly California Oil Market PART FOUR -- Consumption 7. "Transportation by Taxation" 8. Defending the User-Financing System Conclusion: The Politics of Petroleum Prices Notes Bibliography Index

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