Tinker Salas, Miguel,

The enduring legacy : oil, culture, and society in Venezuela / Miguel Tinker Salas. - xvi, 324 páginas : mapa. - American encounters/global interactions . - American encounters/global interactions .

Incluye bibliografía.

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.

0822344009 082234419X 9780822344001 9780822344193


Industria del petróleo.--Aspectos políticos--Venezuela.
Industria del petróleo.--Aspectos sociales--Venezuela.


Venezuela.--Civilización--Siglo XX.
Venezuela.--Condiciones sociales--Siglo XX.

306.3 / T589e 2009