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 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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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 |
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 |
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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