1.

Record Nr.

UNINA990005398530403321

Autore

Weigall, Arthur Edward Pearse Brome <1880-1934>

Titolo

The life and times of Cleopatra queen of Egypt : a study in the origin the Roman empire / by Arthur Weigall

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : Greenwood Press, 1968

Edizione

[New and revised ed.]

Descrizione fisica

XII, 445 p., 19 tav. : ill. ; 24 cm

Disciplina

932.021092

Locazione

FLFBC

Collocazione

932.02 WEI 1

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910778946103321

Autore

Reed Kristin <1977->

Titolo

Crude existence [[electronic resource] ] : environment and the politics of oil in Northern Angola / / Kristin Reed

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2009

ISBN

0-520-94258-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (338 p.)

Collana

Global, area, and international archive

Disciplina

967.304/2

Soggetti

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

Angola Politics and government 1975-

Angola Economic conditions 1975-

Angola Social conditions

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa



Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations and Tables -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Washing Ashore -- 2. Petro-Capitalism -- 3. Petro-Violence -- 4. Shallow Graves -- 5. Unpalatable Compensation -- 6. Militant Territorialization -- 7. Corporate Territorialization -- Conclusion: Converging Shores -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

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.