Cover Page -- Half Title Page -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication Page -- Contents Page -- List of abbreviations Page -- Acknowledgements Page -- Introduction: the trail of oil -- 1 The nature of conflict: on oil and violence -- 2 The Kurdistan Region of Iraq: borders, identity, oil -- 3 The gate to statehood: Kurdish nationalism and the oil dream -- 4 A nation divided: Kurdish infighting and black gold -- 5 No friends but the mountains: extractivism and social control -- Conclusions: the making of oil environments -- Appendix -- Index
