Crude domination : an anthropology of oil /

Crude Domination is an innovative and important book about a critical topic - oil. While there have been numerous works about petroleum from 'experience-far' perspectives, there have been relatively few that have turned the 'experience-near' ethnographic gaze of anthropology on t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Berhrends, Andrea, Reyna, Stephen P., Schlee, Günther
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Berghahn Books, ©2011.
Colección:Dislocations ; v. 9.
Temas:
Petroleum industry and trade > Social aspects.
Petroleum industry and trade > Cross-cultural studies.
Social responsibility of business.
Human rights and globalization.
Culture and globalization.
Pétrole > Industrie et commerce > Aspect social.
Pétrole > Industrie et commerce > Études transculturelles.
Entreprises > Responsabilité sociale.
Droits de l'homme et mondialisation.
Culture et mondialisation.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Industries > General.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > General.
Petroleum industry and trade.
Cross-cultural studies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Crude Domination is an innovative and important book about a critical topic - oil. While there have been numerous works about petroleum from 'experience-far' perspectives, there have been relatively few that have turned the 'experience-near' ethnographic gaze of anthropology on the topic. Crude Domination does just this among more peoples and more places than any other volume. Its chapters investigate nuances of culture, politics and economics in Africa, Latin America, and Eurasia as they pertain to petroleum. They wrestle with the key questions vexing scholars and practitioners alike: proble.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (vi, 325 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780857452566
0857452568

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