Untapped The Scramble for Africa's Oil

Name: Untapped The Scramble for Africa's Oil
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ISBN: 9780547546162

ISBN-10: 0547546165

ISBN-13: 9780547546162

Edition: 2008

Authors: John Ghazvinian

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Although Africa has long been known to be rich in oil, extracting it hadn’t seemed worth the effort and risk until recently. But with the price of Middle Eastern crude oil skyrocketing and advancing technology making reserves easier to tap, the region has become the scene of a competition between major powers that recalls the nineteenth-century scramble for colonization there. But what does this giddy new oil boom mean—for America, for the world, for Africans themselves?John Ghazvinian traveled through twelve African countries—from Sudan to Congo to Angola—talking to warlords, industry executives, bandits, activists, priests, missionaries, oil-rig workers, scientists, and ordinary people…

Book details

List price: $14.99
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date: 4/14/2008
Binding: E-Book
Pages: 352
Language: English

JOHN GHAZVINIAN has a doctorate in history from Oxford. He has written for Newsweek, the Nation, Time Out New York, and other publications. Born in Iran and raised in London and Los Angeles, he currently lives in Philadelphia, where he teaches in the Critical Writing Program at the University of Pennsylvania.



Preface


Introduction



The Onshore Effect



The Offshore Illusion



"A Country in Africa"



Instant Emirates



Paradise Found?



The Place Where People Wait



The Chinese Are Coming! . . . But Who Isn't?


Epilogue


Acknowledgments


A Note on Sources and Suggested Further Reading


Index