Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. 1. The Nature of the State 1
4. 2. Imperial Geology 20
5. 3. The Dogma of Development 54
6. 4. Engineering the Garden 90
7. 5. The Black Gold Coast 138
8. 6. The Wages of Oil 179
9. 7. Nature’s Retreat 217
10. Epilogue: House of Wisdom 236
11. Notes 247
12. Acknowledgments 295
13. Index 300