Curse of the black gold

Description:

"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 Nigeria's oil interests and the resulting environmental degradation and community conflicts that have plagued the region."--from Amazon.

subjects: Environmental aspects of Petroleum engineering,  Social aspects of Petroleum engineering,  Petroleum engineering,  Pictorial works,  Nigeria, description and travel,  Photography, artistic,  Petroleum industry and trade, nigeria,  Niger river,  Moral and ethical aspects,  Social aspects,  Environmental aspects

Places: Niger River Delta Region,  Nigeria