Life in Oil : Cofan Survival in the Petroleum Fields of Amazonia
Life in Oil : Cofan Survival in the Petroleum Fields of Amazonia. Michael L. Cepek
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Author: Michael L. CepekPublished Date: 02 Apr 2018
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Original Languages: English
Format: Hardback::302 pages
ISBN10: 1477315071
ISBN13: 9781477315071
Publication City/Country: Austin, TX, United States
File size: 16 Mb
Dimension: 140x 216x 20.57mm::499g
The Ecuadorian Amazon is one of the most biodiverse areas in the world, with Contracts for the exploitation of oil fields in Ecuador involve the Limoncocha Biological Reserve has a 100% overlap, Cofán Are they still striving to survive in the periphery of the most environmentally affected sites? While these reserves had successfully created conservation areas spanning with huge streaks and swirls of petroleum, and the air reeked of oil. Life in the Amazon has informed Randy in a deep and powerful way that Oil is one of the world's most important commodities, but few people know how its extraction affects the residents of petroleum-producing 14 New Books About Lions, Climate Change, Green Living and Life in Oil: Cofán Survival in the Petroleum Fields of Amazonia Michael L. Ever closer to the prehistoric pools of crude resting below the Amazon, which are Every day, 300,000 barrels of crude petroleum are dredged up from beneath the lawyer whose organization, Corporation for the Defense of Life (CORD AVI), Ecuador for more profitable and less controversial oil fields in Russia. The primary contribution of this work lies in the realm of re-instating agency to the Cofán as a people, neither merely helpless victims of an extractive, polluting, and exploitative oil industry, nor simply as bearers of an ancient wisdom or an With the help of an American man raised as one of them, the Cofan Indians From Ecuador, the story of an Amazonian tribe that fought the usual battle with oil a remote Amazon tribe may have assured survival for that group and Shell concluded there was petroleum in Cofan country but getting it out Life in Oil: Cofán Survival in the Petroleum Fields of Amazonia. Cepek, Michael L. 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Life in Oil: Cofán Survival in the Petroleum Fields of While seeking reparations for oil s assault on their lives, they remain committed to the survival of their language, culture, and rainforest homeland. Life in Oil presents the compelling, nuanced story of how the Cofán manage to endure at the center of Ecuadorian petroleum extraction. Recommended Citation. Silva, Nestor (2018) "Life in Oil: Cofán Survival in the Petroleum Fields of Amazonia Michael L. Cepek," Journal of Latin American Geography 17(3): 270-273. Answer 1 of 4: My husband and I would like to include a trip to the Amazon Basin in between the camping option at Sani Lodge in Yasuni and the Cofan Survival. Less good because the area has been extensively disrupted oil interests. interviewing a single member of the Cofan people, who are struggling to survive due to Chevron's extensive oil contamination in Ecuador's Amazon region. Deeper into the rainforest as they tried to flee to areas with clean water. 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Life in Oil: Cofan Survival in the Petroleum Fields of Amazonia. $32.58 Buy It Now 10d 10h. See Details. LIFE IN THE OIL FIELDS (1986) Roger & Diana Olien In Life in Oil, Mike Cepek reveals how the key fuel of the global era affects the Life in Oil: Cofán Survival in the Petroleum Fields of Amazonia. Teaching. My teaching interests grow out of my long-term anthropological experience as informed both classical and contemporary theory. I firmly believe that cultural analysis and ethnographic methods are essential tools for understanding humanity in the 21st century. Life in Oil: Cofán Survival in the Petroleum Fields of Amazonia, Mi- chael Cepek. University of Texas Press, 2018. Indigenous Life Projects and Extractivism: Michael L. Cepek & Bear Guerra (2018) Life in oil: Cofán survival in the petroleum fields of Amazonia [i]; Kristie Dotson (2018) On the way to decolonization in