The enduring legacy
Subtitle: oil, culture, and society in Venezuela
By: Miguel Tinker Salas.
Series: American encounters/global interactions; American encounters/global interactions
Publisher: Duke University Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Durham [NC]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 324
ISBN-13: 9780822344001; 9780822344193
Subjects: Petroleum industry and trade -- Social aspects -- Venezuela; Petroleum industry and trade -- Political aspects -- Venezuela; Venezuela -- Civilization -- 20th century; Venezuela -- Social conditions -- 20th century
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : oil, culture, and society; title: A tropical Mediterranean : Lake Maracaibo at the turn of the century; title: The search for black gold; title: La ruta petrolera : learning to live with oil; title: Oil, race, labor, and nationalism; title: Our tropical outpost : gender and the senior staff camps; title: The oil industry and civil society; title: Oil and politics : an enduring relation; title: Conclusion : an enduring legacy.