Abstract

Preface vii Introduction: Oil, Culture, and Society 1 1. A Tropical Mediterranean: Lake Maracaibo at the Turn of the Century 15 2. The Search for Black Gold 39 3. La Ruta Petrolera: Learning to Live with Oil 73 4. Oil, Race, Labor, and Nationalism 107 5. Our Tropical Outpost: Gender and the Senior Staff Camps 143 6. The Oil Industry and Civil Society 171 7. Oil and Politics: An Enduring Relation 205 Conclusion: An Enduring Legacy 237 Notes 251 Bibliography 299 Index 317

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