Life in Oil : : Cofán Survival in the Petroleum Fields of Amazonia / / Michael L. Cepek.
Oil is one of the world’s most important commodities, but few people know how its extraction affects the residents of petroleum-producing regions. In the 1960s, the Texaco corporation discovered crude in the territory of Ecuador’s indigenous Cofán nation. Within a decade, Ecuador had become a member...
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| Year of Publication: | 2021 |
| Language: | English |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- A Note on the Photographs
- A Note on Corporate Actors
- List of Important Individuals
- Chapter 1. Black Water
- Chapter 2. Dureno
- Chapter 3. The Death of Yori’ye
- Chapter 4. The Cocama Arrive
- Chapter 5. Damaged World
- chapter 6. Prohibition and Protest
- Chapter 7. The Possibility of Coexistence
- Chapter 8. Life in Oil
- Acknowledgments
- Notes
- Glossary
- Works Cited
- Index