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University of California Press
- Crude Existence: Environment and the Politics of Oil in Northern Angola
- Book
- 2009
- Published by: University of California Press
- Series: Global, Area, and International Archive
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.
Table of Contents
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- List of Illustrations and Tables
- pp. ix-11
- Acknowledgments
- pp. xi-xiii
- 1. WASHING ASHORE
- pp. 1-16
- 2. PETRO-CAPITALISM
- pp. 17-43
- 3. PETRO-VIOLENCE
- pp. 44-69
- 4. SHALLOW GRAVES
- pp. 70-103
- 5. UNPALATABLE COMPENSATION
- pp. 104-136
- 6. MILITANT TERRITORIALIZATION
- pp. 137-171
- 7. CORPORATE TERRITORIALIZATION
- pp. 172-203
- CONCLUSION: CONVERGING SHORES
- pp. 205-211
- Bibliography
- pp. 273-307
Additional Information
ISBN
9780520942585
Related ISBN(s)
9780520258228
MARC Record
OCLC
773564912
Pages
338
Launched on MUSE
2014-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No