The Americanization of Shell Oil -- Testing the waters -- Betting on technology -- The trials and triumphs of exploration -- The end of business as usual -- The offshore imperative -- Deepwater treasures in a new era of oil

1.Introduction -- 2Atlantic Reflections: Italian Spirits and Business Communities in Americas -- 3.Italians in Southern Brasil: Tradition and Innovation -- 4.Business and Transmission of “Knowledge”: Italian Migration to Brasil -- 5.Science, Techniques, Ideas: Italian Emigration in the...