Blood and Oil
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Blood and Oil is a nonfiction book by Michael Klare that examines the geopolitical conflicts and U.S. foreign policy implications surrounding global dependence on petroleum.
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| Blood and Oil canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Blood and Oil Context triple: [Michael Klare, notableWork, Blood and Oil]
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A.
We Thought It Was Oil But It Was Blood
We Thought It Was Oil But It Was Blood is a poetry collection by Nigerian environmental activist Nnimmo Bassey that critiques the human and ecological devastation caused by oil exploitation in the Niger Delta.
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B.
The New Rulers of the World
The New Rulers of the World is a documentary film and book by journalist John Pilger that investigates the impacts of globalization, corporate power, and Western foreign policy on developing countries.
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C.
Oil and Honey
"Oil and Honey" is a nonfiction book by environmentalist Bill McKibben that intertwines his personal beekeeping experiences with the story of building a grassroots climate movement.
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D.
Field of Blood
Field of Blood is the biblical name traditionally given to the plot of land associated with Judas Iscariot’s betrayal of Jesus and his subsequent death.
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E.
Plea for the West
Plea for the West is a 19th-century religious and social commentary in which Lyman Beecher warns against perceived moral and religious decline in the American West and advocates for Protestant influence in the region.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Blood and Oil Target entity description: Blood and Oil is a nonfiction book by Michael Klare that examines the geopolitical conflicts and U.S. foreign policy implications surrounding global dependence on petroleum.
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A.
We Thought It Was Oil But It Was Blood
We Thought It Was Oil But It Was Blood is a poetry collection by Nigerian environmental activist Nnimmo Bassey that critiques the human and ecological devastation caused by oil exploitation in the Niger Delta.
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B.
The New Rulers of the World
The New Rulers of the World is a documentary film and book by journalist John Pilger that investigates the impacts of globalization, corporate power, and Western foreign policy on developing countries.
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C.
Oil and Honey
"Oil and Honey" is a nonfiction book by environmentalist Bill McKibben that intertwines his personal beekeeping experiences with the story of building a grassroots climate movement.
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D.
Field of Blood
Field of Blood is the biblical name traditionally given to the plot of land associated with Judas Iscariot’s betrayal of Jesus and his subsequent death.
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E.
Plea for the West
Plea for the West is a 19th-century religious and social commentary in which Lyman Beecher warns against perceived moral and religious decline in the American West and advocates for Protestant influence in the region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | nonfiction book ⓘ |
| author |
Michael Klare
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Michael Klare ⓘ
surface form:
Michael T. Klare
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| discussesRegion |
Caspian Sea region
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Central Asia ⓘ Persian Gulf ⓘ West Africa ⓘ |
| examines |
impact of oil dependence on foreign policy decisions
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links between oil consumption and war ⓘ role of multinational oil companies in global politics ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
U.S. national security strategy
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United States military involvement in oil‑producing regions ⓘ relationship between energy demand and conflict ⓘ strategic importance of Persian Gulf oil ⓘ |
| genre |
energy policy
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geopolitics ⓘ political nonfiction ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | critical of U.S. oil‑driven foreign policy ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
energy security
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environmental and political costs of fossil fuels ⓘ militarization of foreign policy ⓘ resource scarcity and conflict ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Middle East politics
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U.S. foreign policy ⓘ geopolitical conflicts ⓘ global oil dependence ⓘ petroleum politics ⓘ resource security ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| notableAuthor |
Michael Klare
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surface form:
Michael T. Klare is a scholar of peace and world security studies
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| proposes |
reducing U.S. dependence on imported oil
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transition to alternative energy sources ⓘ |
| publicationType | monograph ⓘ |
| publisher | Metropolitan Books ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Resource Wars
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Rising Powers, Shrinking Planet ⓘ |
| setInContextOf |
globalization of energy markets
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post–Cold War U.S. foreign policy ⓘ |
| subjectCategory |
energy and environment literature
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international relations literature ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
general readers interested in international relations
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students of political science and security studies ⓘ |
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Subject: Blood and Oil Description of subject: Blood and Oil is a nonfiction book by Michael Klare that examines the geopolitical conflicts and U.S. foreign policy implications surrounding global dependence on petroleum.
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