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"Ghazvinian's intrepid reporting gives voice to the frustration, hope, and rage simmering in Africa's oil patch. The effect is deeply unsettling, and of great moment."--Sonia Shah, author of Crude: the story of oilandThe Body Hunters: Testing new drugs on the world's poorest patients "Think the age of oil is on the wane? Think again. Amid all the talk of global warming and renewable energy, the world's great powers are intent on plundering Africa's oil wealth in an intoxicating new black gold rush. John Ghazvinian takes us on a riveting guided tour of Africa's dirty oil politics - a landscape where the US and China's national security needs are on a collision course and where every barrel of oil extracted feeds corruption and conflict at the expense of Africa's own well-being."--Matthew Yeomans, author ofOil: A Concise Guide to the Most Important Product on EarthGhazvinian, John is the author of 'Untapped', published 2008 under ISBN 9780156033725 and ISBN 0156033720.
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