A Swamp Full of Dollars: Pipelines and Paramilitaries at Nigeria's Oil Frontier (Paperback)

"'Michael Peel produces a detailed, compassionate portrait of a bubbling West African nation which is certain to demand ever more of our attention as the world's hunger for oil grows.' - Michela Wrong, author of 'It's Our Turn to Eat' 'A compelling and well-written account. In this long awaited book, Peel has told the history of Nigeria and oil in a way that makes this important subject accessible to all. In doing so, he has done a service to everyone who is interested in development and in Africa' - Joseph E. Stiglitz, Nobel Laureate, Economics, 2001 'With colourful reportage and intelligent analysis, he offers a 360-degree look at a country he describes as a "brittle motor of 21st-century capitalism" - William J Dobson, Financial Times.