Author:
Tinker Salas, Miguel.
Imprint:Durham [NC] : Duke University Press, 2009.
Descriptionxvi, 324 p. : map ; 24 cm.
Note: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.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (p. [298]-315) and index.
