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Book Title: Crude Volatility: The History And The Future Of Boom-Bust Oi...
Item Length: 9.3in
Item Height: 1.2in
Item Width: 6.3in
Author: Robert Mcnally
Publication Name: Crude Volatility : the History and the Future of Boom-Bust Oil Prices
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Series: Center ON Global Energy Policy Ser.
Publication Year: 2017
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 23.6 Oz
Number of Pages: 336 Pages
