![]() ![]() It's hard for a book like this to get traction because it is wonky and at times so deep in weeds of contractual clauses that it gets pretty boring, but it is also an eye-opening insight into otherwise inexplicable why's of a region about which it's hard to learn. International ignorance (or intentional avoidance) of these underlying structures contributes to the stupid policy interventions that are fueling conflict and displacement in the region, propping up dictators and undermining social movements. Hicks follows the money as far as she can go, demonstrating that understanding both the power plays by and clever regulation of neocolonial extractive industries is necessary foundation for understanding any of the contemporary politics, conflict, migration, shifting living conditions, and terror in the Sahel today. ![]() Dense but absolutely essential muckrake into the environmental, tax, and economic incentives of oil extraction deals in case studies of Chad, Niger, and Ghana. ![]()
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