Curse of the Black Gold
Author | : Michael Watts |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 232 |
Release | : 2008-05-13 |
ISBN-10 | : UOM:39015076184541 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 (41 Downloads) |
Download or read book Curse of the Black Gold written by Michael Watts and published by . This book was released on 2008-05-13 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nigeria is the sixth largest producer of oil in the world and one of the major suppliers of oil to the US. Set against a backdrop of what has been called the scramble for African oil, this text documents the consequences of a half-century of oil exploitation and production in one of the world's foremost centres of biodiversity.