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

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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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Reed, Kristin, 1977-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2009.
Series:Global, area, and international archive.
Subjects:
Since 1975
Petroleum industry and trade > Angola.
Petroleum industry and trade > Government policy > Angola.
Petroleum industry and trade > Social aspects > Angola.
Petroleum industry and trade > Environmental aspects > Angola.
Political violence > Angola.
Pétrole > Industrie et commerce > Angola.
Pétrole > Industrie et commerce > Politique gouvernementale > Angola.
Pétrole > Industrie et commerce > Aspect social > Angola.
Violence politique > Angola.
HISTORY > Africa > Central.
NATURE > Environmental Conservation & Protection.
Economic history.
Petroleum industry and trade.
Petroleum industry and trade > Environmental aspects.
Petroleum industry and trade > Government policy.
Petroleum industry and trade > Social aspects.
Political violence.
Politics and government.
Social conditions.
Erdölgewinnung
Umweltschaden
Sozialer Wandel
Erdölgewinnung.
Umweltschaden.
Sozialer Wandel.
Angola > Politics and government > 1975-
Angola > Economic conditions > 1975-
Angola > Social conditions.
Angola > Politique et gouvernement > 1975-
Angola > Conditions économiques > 1975-
Angola.
Angola > Nord
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Washing ashore
  • Petro-capitalism
  • Petro-violence
  • Shallow graves
  • Unpalatable compensation
  • Militant territorialization
  • Corporate territorialization
  • Conclusion : converging shores.

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