| Curse Of The Black Gold: 50 Years of Oil in the Niger Delta | 
| Creators: Michael Watts, Ed Kashi
Publisher: powerHouse Books
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 277,695
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 223
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Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.6
Dimensions (in): 12 x 9.1 x 1.3
ISBN: 1576874265
Dewey Decimal Number: 333.8232096694
EAN: 9781576874264
ASIN: 1576874265
Publication Date: May 13, 2008
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Curse of the Black Gold: 50 Years of Oil in the Niger Delta takes a graphic look at the profound cost of oil exploitation in West Africa. Featuring images by world-renowned photojournalist Ed Kashi and text by Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka, prominent Nigerian journalists, human rights activists, and University of California at Berkeley professor Michael Watts, this book traces the 50-year history of Nigerias oil interests and the resulting environmental degradation and community conflicts that have plagued the region.
Now one of the major suppliers of U.S. oil, Nigeria is the sixth largest producer of oil in the world. Set against a backdrop of what has been called the scramble for African oil, Curse of the Black Gold is the first book to document the consequences of a half-century of oil exploration and production in one of the worlds foremost centers of biodiversity. This book exposes the reality of oils impact and the absence of sustainable development in its wake, providing a compelling pictorial history of one of the worlds great deltaic areas. Accompanied by powerful writing by some of the most prominent public intellectuals and critics in contemporary Nigeria, Kashis photographs capture local leaders, armed militants, oil workers, and nameless villagers, all of whose fates are inextricably linked. His exclusive coverage bears witness to the ongoing struggles of local communities, illustrating the paradox of poverty in the midst of plenty.
The publication of Curse of the Black Gold occurs at a moment of worldwide concern over dependency on petroleum, dubbed by New York Times journalist Thomas Friedman as "the resource curse." Much has been written about the drama of the search for oilDaniel Yergins The Prize and Ryszard Kapus´cin´skis Shah of Shahs are two of the most widely laudedbut there has been no serious examination of the relations between oil, environment, and community in a particular oil-producing region. Curse of the Black Gold is a landmark work of historic significance.
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Great book! June 4, 2008
expat
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
I just returned from working in Port Harcourt for several months. This is a very graphic book from people who were able to penetrate the heart of the Niger Delta with pictures that very few people would otherwise be able to see.
This is outstanding! November 19, 2008
Victoria Clark
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Building on my love for Michael Watts, this book is simply phenomenal. Watts and Kashi have gathered some of the best photographs I've seen of the Niger Delta crisis, and assembled them with compelling accounts of the crisis by activists and academics. No doubt, this book will not only encourage you to explore the issue in greater detail but the previous works of both Watts and Kashi as well. Please buy this book! It is an important read, it's extremely moving, and it's a steal at the price.
Amazing book March 31, 2009
Margaret Boeyr (San Francisco)
Full of stunning pictures, with concise but powerful text, this book is both breath taking and heart breaking.
good text and great photos December 27, 2008
William D. Tompkins (New York, New York USA)
This is a well laid out book with excellent photos and interesting story test. i recommend this book.
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