Tinker Salas, Miguel.

The enduring legacy : oil, culture, and society in Venezuela / Miguel Tinker Salas. - Durham [NC] : Duke University Press, 2009. - xvi, 324 p. : map ; 24 cm. - American encounters/global interactions . - American encounters/global interactions. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. [298]-315) and index.

Introduction : oil, culture, and society -- A tropical Mediterranean : Lake Maracaibo at the turn of the century -- The search for black gold -- La ruta petrolera : learning to live with oil -- Oil, race, labor, and nationalism -- Our tropical outpost : gender and the senior staff camps -- The oil industry and civil society -- Oil and politics : an enduring relation -- Conclusion : an enduring legacy.

9780822344001 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780822344193 (pbk. : alk. paper)

2008051834


Petroleum industry and trade--Social aspects--Venezuela.
Petroleum industry and trade--Political aspects--Venezuela.


Venezuela--Civilization--20th century.
Venezuela--Social conditions--20th century.

120 F 2326 / T589e 2009

306.3/420982