Angola: Anatomy of an Oil State.(2nd edition by Tony Hodges)(Book Review) From: The Energy Journal | Date: October 1, 2005| Author: Davis, Graham A. | COPYRIGHT 2005 International Association for Energy Economics. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Angola: Anatomy of an Oil State, 2nd edition, by TONY HODGES (Fridtjof Nansen Institute, in Association with James Currey and Indiana University Press, 2004), 236 pages, index, ISBN 0-253-21466-1 (Indiana paper). ISBN 0-253-33939-1 (Indiana cloth).

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