The Licit Life of Capitalism US Oil in Equatorial Guinea

The Licit Life of Capitalism is both an account of a specific capitalist project-U.S. oil companies working off the shores of Equatorial Guinea-and a sweeping theorization of more general forms and processes that facilitate diverse capitalist projects around the world. Hannah Appel draws on extensiv...

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Main Author: Appel, Hannah (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: Durham Duke University Press 2019
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