Includes bibliographical references (p. [298]-315) and index.
Contents:
Introduction : oil, culture, and society -- A tropical Mediterranean : Lake Maracaibo at the turn of the century -- The search for black gold -- La ruta petrolera : learning to live with oil -- Oil, race, labor, and nationalism -- Our tropical outpost : gender and the senior staff camps -- The oil industry and civil society -- Oil and politics : an enduring relation -- Conclusion : an enduring legacy.
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