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Author Peel, Michael, 1974-

Title A swamp full of dollars : pipelines and paramilitaries at Nigeria's oil frontier / Michael Peel.

Publication Info. Chicago, Ill. : Lawrence Hill Books, 2010.

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Description 1 online resource (xx, 220 pages) : maps
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Note Originally published: United Kingdom : I.B. Tauris and Company, ©2009.
Summary Examines the battle for Nigeria's oil supply, discussing how the oil industry has led to chaos among local groups, caused widespread corruption, and will negatively impact the country's future if the situation persists.
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Contents Front Cover; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Maps; Prologue: Trigger Point; PART ONE: THE HUNDRED YEARS OIL WAR; 1. Stark Illiterates and Junkies; 2. Where Duty and Glory Lead; 3. More Popular than Churchill; PART TWO: LIVING AT THE OIL FRONTLINE; 4. The Boys from the Bookshop; 5. Fuel the Bike, Fuel the Rider; 6. The Discerning Gentlemen; PART THREE: THE NEW GULF CONFLICT; 7. Fish, but not Fishing; 8. Things Are Looking Up; 9. Not Hostages but Journalists; Epilogue: The Hope of the World; Notes and Select Bibliography; Acknowledgements; Index.
Subject Petroleum industry and trade -- Nigeria -- Niger River Delta.
Nigeria -- Economic conditions.
Nigeria -- Social conditions.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industries -- General.
HISTORY -- Africa -- West.
Economic history. (OCoLC)fst00901974
Petroleum industry and trade. (OCoLC)fst01059546
Social conditions. (OCoLC)fst01919811
Nigeria. (OCoLC)fst01205229
Nigeria -- Niger River Delta. (OCoLC)fst01258203
Other Form: Print version: Peel, Michael, 1974- Swamp full of dollars. Chicago, Ill. : Lawrence Hill Books 2010 9781569762868 (OCoLC)491960556
ISBN 9781569766972 (electronic bk.)
1569766975 (electronic bk.)
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