Colonial extractions : race and Canadian mining in contemporary Africa / / Paula Butler

• Autore: Butler Paula <1960->
• Pubblicazione: Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 2015; ©2015
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (397 p.)
• Disciplina: 338.2096
• Soggetto topico: Mineral industries - Social aspects - Africa; Mineral industries - Africa
• Soggetto geografico: Africa Race relations; Africa; Canada
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contemporary Canadian mining : colonial continuities -- Theorizing Canada's twenty-first-century colonialist mining project -- "I hear the rustling of gold under my feet" : mining, race, and the making of Canada -- "Something from nothing" : generating wealth in the racialized mining economy -- Racial rule : resource appropriation and the rule of law -- Who do we say we are? Narratives of Canadian mining professionals in African states -- "I wouldn't glorify them as prospectors" : colonial contact zones and the eradication of African 'artisanal' miners -- Refusing the "white man's burden" : investing in colour-blind mining in post-apartheid South Africa.
• Sommario/riassunto: Challenging Canada's image as a humane, enlightened global actor, Colonial Extractions examines the troubling racial logic that underpins Canadian mining operations in several African countries.
• Titolo autorizzato: Colonial extractions
• ISBN: 1-4426-1996-1; 1-4426-1995-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910797270503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II