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

• Autore: Reed Kristin <1977->
• Pubblicazione: Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2009
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (338 p.)
• Disciplina: 967.304/2
• Soggetto topico: 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
• Soggetto geografico: Angola Politics and government 1975-; Angola Economic conditions 1975-; Angola Social conditions
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Crude existence
• ISBN: 0-520-94258-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910457273903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Global, area, and international archive.