Oil and Politics in the Gulf of Guinea

Ricardo Oliveira

Paper, 400 pages,
ISBN: 978-0-231-70029-0
$32.50

November, 2007
Cloth, 400 pages,
ISBN: 978-0-231-70027-6
$79.50

"Soares de Oliveira has immersed himself in the politics of the region, has travelled extensively in it, absorbed an enormous amount of material, and spoken to a very large number of people. His book is not only clearly but attractively written and makes absorbing reading." — Chris Clapham, former editor, African Affairs

"Soares de Oliveira's study provides a rich political sociology of the oil curse in West Africa." — Nicolas Van De Walle, Foreign Affairs

"This is an intelligent, well-researched, and elegantly written book. " — Pierre Englebert, Political Science QuarterlyPomona College

"This is an outstanding publication." — Denis M. Tull, Modern African Studies

Related Subjects

• International Affairs

About the Author

Ricardo M. S. Soares de Oliveira is a research fellow at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge University.

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