A Swamp Full of Dollars Pipelines and Paramilitaries at Nigeria's Oil Frontier |
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| Author:
| Peel, Michael |
| ISBN: | 978-1-56976-698-9 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2010 |
| Publisher: | Chicago Review Press, Incorporated
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| Imprint: | Lawrence Hill Books |
| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $19.99 |
Book Description:
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A gripping account of how the 50-year life of Nigeria has been shaped by the crude oil that flows from itsnbsp;Niger Delta, this chronicle is peopled with a cast of characters that is stranger than fiction#151;from the Area Boy gangsters of Lagos and the anti-imperialistnbsp;militants in their swamp forest hideouts to the oil company executives in their office suites and a corrupt state governor who stashed a million dollars in cash in his west...
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A gripping account of how the 50-year life of Nigeria has been shaped by the crude oil that flows from itsnbsp;Niger Delta, this chronicle is peopled with a cast of characters that is stranger than fiction#151;from the Area Boy gangsters of Lagos and the anti-imperialistnbsp;militants in their swamp forest hideouts to the oil company executives in their office suites and a corrupt state governor who stashed a million dollars in cash in his west London penthouse. Part travelogue, part straightforward reportage, this cautionary tale for a world that runs on petroleum focuses on the chaos, violence, and politics surrounding oil in Nigeria. Revealing entanglements between Nigerian government officialsnbsp;and the global oil industry, this examination weaves an absorbing, illuminating, and often-surprising story.