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For more than five centuries the fortunes of the Niger Delta have been closely tied to that of the global economy. For its slave ports, then palm oil industry, and most recently, through the discovery of crude oil in the 1950s. Oil multinationals soon came to the fore, working in alliance with a local elite to strip the region of its wealth and despoil it. At the receiving end are the region's impoverished inhabitants: left with a poisoned environment, faced with a government that never cares and victims of rival armed militant groups laying claim to territories.
George Osodi is an internationally acclaimed Nigerian photographer, who has spent over six years documenting his country, hoping to bring attention to not only the rest of the world, but the people of Nigeria, what is happening. A country still so rich in natural resources and beauty, but where many of its people have been left with nothing.
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Librería: Ludilivre Photobooks, FONTAINEBLEAU, Francia
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Librería: Ria Christie Collections, Uxbridge, Reino Unido
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Librería: Kennys Bookshop and Art Galleries Ltd., Galway, GY, Irlanda
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Librería: Revaluation Books, Exeter, Reino Unido
Hardcover. Condición: Brand New. illustrated edition edition. 248 pages. 10.24x7.87x1.10 inches. In Stock. Nº de ref. del artículo: __1904563856
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Hardcover. Condición: Fine. No Jacket. A fine unused book, still in publisher's shrink-wrap. Nº de ref. del artículo: 037982
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Librería: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Alemania
Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Oil was first discovered in the Niger Delta in the 1950s, soon aftera powerful international oil industry developed. Nigeria today is theworld s 5th largest exporter of oil to the US. However the people are poor that live in this oil-rich land, andthe environment that surrounds them is deadly - oil leaks andexplosions abound, whilst the water supply is heavily contaminated. In recent years, local guerillas in balaclavas and speed boats,armed with enormous rounds of ammunition, have taken on the oilcompanies. They demand the right to live in their own clean andunpolluted land, and that the delta is restored. These dramatic images document for the first time the extentof the enviromental damage and the daily conditions people thereare forced to live under, revealing not only to the world, but alsoto Nigeria itself, what exactly is happening to their country, whereeverything is being taken from this land - and nothing is beinggiven back to the people.George Osodi is a Nigerian photographer from Lagos. Hisphotographs range between photojournalism and artisticdocumentary, closely observing social, economic and ecologicalprocesses of exploitation. George Osodi was chosen to be part ofthe prestigious Documenta art fair in 2007. Nº de ref. del artículo: 9781904563853
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Librería: moluna, Greven, Alemania
Gebunden. Condición: New. KlappentextOil was first discovered in the Niger Delta in the 1950s, soon aftera powerful international oil industry developed. Nigeria today is theworld?s 5th largest exporter of oil to the US.? However the people are poor t. Nº de ref. del artículo: 597150957
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Librería: AussieBookSeller, Truganina, VIC, Australia
Hardcover. Condición: new. Hardcover. The Niger Delta is one of the most corrupt and dangerous places in the world for one reason - oil. Discovered in the Niger Delta in the 1950s, it soon triggered the development of a powerful oil industry. The people are poor that live in this oil-rich land, and the environment that surrounds them is lethal - with oil leaks and burning gas all around.George Osodi is a Nigerian photographer living in Lagos, whose dramatic images bring us the eternal days of a land bathed in the orange glow of burning oil, a land that holds oil even in the mud on the roads for young children to collect. The tension is growing between local guerillas and oil companies, who do not care of the cost of human life versus oil. George Osodi's photographs range between photojournalism, artistic documentary photography and activism. His committed and critical eye closely observes social, economic and ecological processes of exploitation and shows the drastic effects to the precariously balanced life in the region. The Niger Delta is one of the most corrupt and dangerous places in the world for one reason - oil. Discovered in the Niger Delta in the 1950s, it soon triggered the development of a powerful oil industry. This book features images that present the eternal days of a land bathed in the orange glow of burning oil. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability. Nº de ref. del artículo: 9781904563853
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