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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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berkeley :
University of California Press,
2009
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| Series: | Global, area, and international archive.
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | 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 the environment and traditional livelihoods. Focusing on the everyday realities of people living in the extraction zones, Kristin Reed explores the exclusion, degradation, and violence that are the fruits of petrocapitalism in Angola. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiii, 323 pages) |
| Format: | Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780520942585 0520942582 |
| Language: | English. |
| Reproduction Note: | Electronic reproduction. |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed. |
| Action Note: | digitized |
