The Scramble for African Oil

Informationen zum Autor 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). Klappentext This is a history of the abuses suffered by Africa through colonial, imperial and capitalistic scrambles for oil that have plagued the continent for centuries. France, the US, Portugal, Spain and other western nations have continually plundered Africa's resources, leading to political corruption and the annihilation of democracy that continues to this day.Extraordinary stories reach far into the depths of domination and control. Neo-colonialism in Gabon, Yankee Landlords of Cabinda and the World Bank in Chad are explored, as is the growth of kleptocracy, the rise of multinational corporations and the legacy of slavery. Concluding with evidence of how Africans have refused to remain passive in the face of such developments, forming movements to challenge this new attempt at domination, this book challenges our understanding of Africa, raising questions about the consequences of our reliance on foreign resources. Zusammenfassung How Western control of Africa's oil has fed corruption and undermined democracy! and how African people have resisted.

Product details

• Authors: Douglas A Yates, Douglas A. Yates, Yates Douglas A.
• Publisher: Pluto
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 06.01.2012
• EAN: 9780745330457
• ISBN: 978-0-7453-3045-7
• No. of pages: 272
• Dimensions: 135 mm x 215 mm x 15 mm
• Series: New Politics, Progressive Policy; New Politics, Progressive Poli; New Politics, Progressive Policy
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Miscellaneous; SOCIAL SCIENCE / General, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Petroleum, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, Africa, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Energy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / African, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Economic Development, International Relations, Social and ethical issues, Development economics & emerging economies, Development economics and emerging economies, Corruption in society, Petroleum & oil industries, Petroleum, oil and gas industries