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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Vasquez, Patricia I.
Oil sparks in the Amazon : local conflicts, indigenous
populations, and natural resources / Patricia I. Vasquez.
pages cm. — (Studies in security and international affairs)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-0-8203-4561-1 (hardback) — ISBN 0-8203-4561-x (hardcover) —
ISBN 978-0-8203-4562-8 (paperback)
1. Petroleum industry and trade—Social aspects—South America.
2. Petroleum industry and trade—Environmental aspects—South America.
3. Indians of South America—Social conditions. 4. Social conflict—South
America. I. Title.
HD9574.s62v37 2014
333.8′23098—dc23
2013014541
British Library Cataloging-in-Publication Data available
ISBN for digital edition: 978-0-8203-4638-0