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Untapped - The Scramble For Africa's Oil (Paperback) Loot Price: R549
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Untapped - The Scramble For Africa's Oil (Paperback)

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 whose lives have been transformed--not necessarily for the better--by the riches beneath their feet. The result is a high-octane narrative that reveals the challenges, obstacles, reasons for despair, and reasons for hope emerging from the world's newest energy hot spot.

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Imprint: Harvest Books
Country of origin: United States
Release date: March 2008
First published: April 2008
Authors: John Ghazvinian
Dimensions: 204 x 137 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 324
ISBN-13: 978-0-15-603372-5
Categories: Books > Business & Economics > Economics > Development economics
Books > Humanities > History > African history > General
Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > International relations > General
Books > Business & Economics > Economics > International economics > General
Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Energy industries & utilities > General
Books > Professional & Technical > Energy technology & engineering > Fossil fuel technologies > General
Books > History > African history > General
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LSN: 0-15-603372-0
Barcode: 9780156033725

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