ISBN:
0822392232
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0822344009
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082234419X
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9780822392231
,
9780822344001
,
9780822344193
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (xvi, 324 p)
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2011 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Series Statement:
American encounters / global interactions
Parallel Title:
Print version The Enduring Legacy : Oil, Culture, and Society in Venezuela
DDC:
306.3/420982
Keywords:
Petroleum industry and trade Political aspects
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Petroleum industry and trade Social aspects
;
Venezuela Social conditions 20th century
;
Venezuela Civilization 20th century
;
Electronic books
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Electronic books
;
Electronic books
Abstract:
A history of the oil industry s rise in Venezuela focused especially on the experiences and perceptions of industry employees, both American and Venezuelan
Description / Table of Contents:
Contents; Preface; Introduction; Chapter 1 - A Tropical Mediterranean: Lake Maracaibo at the Turn of the Century; Chapter 2 - The Search for Black Gold; Chapter 3 - La Ruta Petrolera: Learning to Live with Oil; Chapter 4 - Oil, Race, Labor, and Nationalism; Chapter 5 - Our Tropical Outpost: Gender and the Senior Staff Camps; Chapter 6 - The Oil Industry and Civil Society; Chapter 7 - Oil and Politics: An Enduring Relation; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [299]-315)and index
,
Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1215/9780822392231
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1215/9780822392231
