Life in oil : Cofán survival in the petroleum fields of Amazonia /

Oil is one of the world's most important commodities, but few people know how its extraction affects the residents of petroleum-producing regions. In the 1960s, the Texaco corporation discovered crude in the territory of Ecuador's indigenous Cofán nation. Within a decade, Ecuador had beco...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Cepek, Michael (Author)
Other Authors: Guerra, Bear (Photographer)
Format: Government Document Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Austin : University of Texas Press, 2018.
Subjects:
Cofán Indians > Ecuador > Dureno.
Cofán Indians > Ecuador > Dureno > Social conditions.
Oil spills > Environmental aspects > Amazon River Region.
Oil spills > Social aspects > Amazon River Region.
Petroleum industry and trade > Environmental aspects > Amazon River Region.
HISTORY > Latin America > South America.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural
Cofán Indians
Ecology
Oil spills > Environmental aspects
Oil spills > Social aspects
Petroleum industry and trade > Environmental aspects
Dureno (Ecuador) > Environmental conditions.
Amazon River Region > Environmental conditions.
Amazon River Region
Ecuador > Dureno
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Black water
  • Dureno
  • The death of Yori'ye
  • The Cocama arrive
  • Damaged world
  • Prohibition and protest
  • The possibility of coexistence
  • Life in oil.

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