The Scramble for African Oil: Oppression, Corruption and War for Control of Africa’s Natural Resources - Couverture souple

Yates, Douglas A.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0745330452 ISBN 13 : 9780745330457

Editeur : Pluto Press, 2012

Synopsis

Africa is often seen as a place to be pitied or feared as an area of instability. This book challenges these complacent assumptions, showing how our demand for oil contributes to the chronic problems plaguing the continent. Douglas A. Yates shows how the 'scramble' by the great powers for African oil has fed corruption and undermined democracy. Yates documents how Africans have refused to remain passive in the face of such developments, forming movements to challenge this new attempt at domination. This book is an urgent challenge to our understanding of Africa, raising questions about the consequences of our reliance on foreign resources. It will be vital reading for all those studying development and global political economy.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Douglas A. Yates is Professor of International Relations and Diplomacy at the American Graduate School, International and Comparative Politics at the American University of Paris, and Anglo-American Law at the University of Cergy-Pontoise. His most recent book is The French Oil Industry and the Corps des Mines in Africa (2009).

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Pluto Press
• Date d'édition: 2012
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0745330452
• ISBN 13: 9780745330457
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 272
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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