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Crude existence [[electronic resource] ] : environment and the politics of oil in Northern Angola / / Kristin Reed
Crude existence [[electronic resource] ] : environment and the politics of oil in Northern Angola / / Kristin Reed
Autore Reed Kristin <1977->
Pubbl/distr/stampa Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2009
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (338 p.)
Disciplina 967.304/2
Collana Global, area, and international archive
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 non controllato africa
angola
civil war
crude oil
degradation
economic boom
economic issues
environmental impact of oil
environmental policies
environmental science
environmentalists
exclusion
extraction zones
global economy
modern africa
money and power
national instability
natural resources
nonfiction
northern angola
offshore oil
oil boom
oil extraction
oil policies
oil politics
petrocapitalism
regional economy
scientists
traditional livelihoods
violence
ISBN 0-520-94258-2
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
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
Record Nr. UNINA-9910778946103321
Reed Kristin <1977->  
Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2009
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Expectations of modernity : myths and meanings of urban life on the Zambian Copperbelt / / James Ferguson
Expectations of modernity : myths and meanings of urban life on the Zambian Copperbelt / / James Ferguson
Autore Ferguson James <1959->
Pubbl/distr/stampa Berkeley, Calif. : , : University of California Press, , 1999
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (xvii, 326 pages) : illustrations, maps
Disciplina 306/.096894
Collana Perspectives on Southern Africa
Soggetto topico Urban anthropology - Zambia - Copperbelt Province
Urbanization - Zambia - Copperbelt Province
Industrialization - Zambia - Copperbelt Province
Copper industry and trade - Zambia - Copperbelt Province
Copper mines and mining - Zambia - Copperbelt Province
Soggetto non controllato 1960s
1970s
academic
africa
african culture
african history
african studies
analysis
copper
copperbelt
cultural history
cultural studies
economic boom
economics
economy
ethnography
exports
finance
global economy
global
international
labor
modernity
money
precious metals
scholarly
social studies
urban economy
urban
zambia
zambian culture
ISBN 1-280-08823-0
9786613520319
0-520-92228-X
0-585-28303-6
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Front matter -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- List of Tables -- List of Cases -- Acknowledgments -- 1. The Copperbelt in Theory -- 2. Expectations of Permanence -- 3. Rural Connections, Urban Styles -- 4. "Back to the Land"? -- 5. Expectations of Domesticity -- 6. Asia in Miniature -- 7. Global Disconnect -- Postscript: December 1998 -- Appendix: Mineworkers' Letters -- Notes -- References -- Index
Record Nr. UNINA-9910778862003321
Ferguson James <1959->  
Berkeley, Calif. : , : University of California Press, , 1999
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
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The intimate economies of Bangkok [[electronic resource] ] : tomboys, tycoons, and Avon ladies in the global city / / Ara Wilson
The intimate economies of Bangkok [[electronic resource] ] : tomboys, tycoons, and Avon ladies in the global city / / Ara Wilson
Autore Wilson Ara
Pubbl/distr/stampa Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2004
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (288 p.)
Disciplina 381/.1/09593
Soggetto topico Sex role - Thailand - Bangkok
Capitalism - Social aspects - Thailand - Bangkok
Globalization
Women - Thailand - Social conditions
Women - Thailand - Economic conditions
Soggetto non controllato amway
anthropological study
anthropologists
avon ladies
avon
bangkok
business relationships
capitalism
case studies
commerce and business
contemporary bangkok
department stores
economic boom
economic development
economic expansion
economic history
ethnographers
ethnography
feminist theory
global economy
globalization
gogo bars
identities
malls
modern lifestyles
modern markets
private life
public life
sex workers
telecommunications
textbooks
thai society
thailand
tomboys
tycoons
ISBN 1-282-35976-2
9786612359767
0-520-93743-0
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Notes On Transliteration And Dates -- Introduction: Intimate Economies -- 1. From Shophouse To Department Store -- 2. The Economies Of Intimacy In The Go-Go Bar -- 3. MBK: The Retail Revolution And The Infrastructure Of Romance -- 4. The Flexible Citizens Of IBC Cable TV -- 5. The Avon Lady, The Amway Plan, And The Making Of Thai Entrepreneurs -- Conclusion: The Intimacy Of Capitalism -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index
Record Nr. UNINA-9910778486503321
Wilson Ara  
Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2004
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
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The intimate economies of Bangkok : tomboys, tycoons, and Avon ladies in the global city / / Ara Wilson
The intimate economies of Bangkok : tomboys, tycoons, and Avon ladies in the global city / / Ara Wilson
Autore Wilson Ara
Edizione [1st ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2004
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (288 p.)
Disciplina 381/.1/09593
Soggetto topico Sex role - Thailand - Bangkok
Capitalism - Social aspects - Thailand - Bangkok
Globalization
Women - Thailand - Social conditions
Women - Thailand - Economic conditions
Soggetto non controllato amway
anthropological study
anthropologists
avon ladies
avon
bangkok
business relationships
capitalism
case studies
commerce and business
contemporary bangkok
department stores
economic boom
economic development
economic expansion
economic history
ethnographers
ethnography
feminist theory
global economy
globalization
gogo bars
identities
malls
modern lifestyles
modern markets
private life
public life
sex workers
telecommunications
textbooks
thai society
thailand
tomboys
tycoons
ISBN 1-282-35976-2
9786612359767
0-520-93743-0
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Notes On Transliteration And Dates -- Introduction: Intimate Economies -- 1. From Shophouse To Department Store -- 2. The Economies Of Intimacy In The Go-Go Bar -- 3. MBK: The Retail Revolution And The Infrastructure Of Romance -- 4. The Flexible Citizens Of IBC Cable TV -- 5. The Avon Lady, The Amway Plan, And The Making Of Thai Entrepreneurs -- Conclusion: The Intimacy Of Capitalism -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index
Record Nr. UNINA-9910818397103321
Wilson Ara  
Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2004
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
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