The Next Gulf - London, Washington and Oil Conflict in Nigeria

Informationen zum Autor Andy Rowell, James Marriott and Lorne Stockman Klappentext On November 10, 1995 the Nigerian government executed activist and author Ken Saro-Wiwa along with eight other Ogoni activists. Their deaths brought the plight of their people and the role of British oil companies in Nigeria to the attention of the world. Ten years on, Nigeria and the other oil-producing countries of West Africa have only grown in strategic and economic importance to both Europe and the United States. The recent coup in Sao Tomé and the botched attempt in Equatorial Guinea both indicate that the West is taking a much closer interest in the region. Recent history suggests that the people of West Africa will receive little benefit from the revenues from oil and gas, and that they will suffer instead from the dire environmental effects of pollution. Andrew Rowell and James Marriott here explain how western companies cooperate with local elites in West Africa to maintain control and they trace a long and ongoing history of colonial and neo-colonial exploitation. They explore Washington and London's new interest in the region and they report on the efforts of local people to ensure that the benefits of development are shared more equally. Britain, America and the New Scramble for Africa Zusammenfassung Britain! America and the New Scramble for Africa

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Andy Rowell, James Marriott and Lorne Stockman

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• Authors: et al, James Marriott, Andrew Rowell, Andy Rowell, Rowell Andrew, Lorne Stockman, Stockman Lorne
• Publisher: Constable
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 03.11.2005
• EAN: 9781845292591
• ISBN: 978-1-84529-259-1
• No. of pages: 320
• Dimensions: 127 mm x 206 mm x 19 mm
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; USA, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, Africa, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / African, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, International Relations, United Kingdom, Great Britain, United States of America, USA