Crude existence: environment and the politics of oil in Northern Angola
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1. Verfasser: Reed, Kristin (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Berkeley University of California Press ©2009
Schriftenreihe:Global, area, and international archive
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Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Washing ashore -- Petro-capitalism -- Petro-violence -- Shallow graves -- Unpalatable compensation -- Militant territorialization -- Corporate territorialization -- Conclusion : converging shores
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
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (xiii, 323 pages :)
ISBN:0520942582
9780520942585
9780520258228
0520258223

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