The enduring legacy: oil, culture, and society in Venezuela

Introduction : oil, culture, and society

A tropical Mediterranean : Lake Maracaibo at the turn of the century

The search for black gold

La ruta petrolera : learning to live with oil

Oil, race, labor, and nationalism

Our tropical outpost : gender and the senior staff camps

The oil industry and civil society

Oil and politics : an enduring relation

Conclusion : an enduring legacy.