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.
| ISBN: | 9780520258228 |
| Publication date: | 24th November 2009 |
| Author: | Kristin Reed |
| Publisher: | University of California Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 323 pages |
| Series: | Global, Area, and International Archive |
| Genres: |
African history Conservation of the environment |
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.
Crude Existence features in the following genres: African history, Conservation of the environment
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Crude Existence was written by Kristin Reed and published by University of California Press
Crude Existence has 323 pages
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