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Crude existence : environment and the politics of oil in Northern Angola /

After decades of civil war and instability, the African country of Angola is experiencing a spectacular economic boom thanks to its most valuable natural resource: oil. But oil extraction--both on- and offshore--is a toxic remedy for the country's economic ills, with devastating effects on both...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Reed, Kristin, 1977-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2009.
Colección:Global, area, and international archive.
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Washing ashore
  • Petro-capitalism
  • Petro-violence
  • Shallow graves
  • Unpalatable compensation
  • Militant territorialization
  • Corporate territorialization
  • Conclusion : converging shores.