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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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Autor principal: Reed, Kristin, 1977-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berkeley : University of California Press, 2009.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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