La « Nueva Conquista » by Françoise Escarpit

“…Les nouveaux conquérants ont pour nom BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto, Eon, Jeco Corporation, GDF-Suez, Total, Chevron, State Grid… Ils sont étatsuniens, chinois, français, australiens, canadiens, japonais, britanniques, hollandais… Ce pillage, notamment du sous-sol (minerais et hydrocarbures), se fait avec l’accord complice des gouvernements, quelle que soit leur couleur politique, et rarement avec celui des populations concernées. …”
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Unités et diversités des sociétés nomades au fil du temps by Quentin Cécillon, Maël Crépy, Isabelle Goncalves, Julie Marchand

“…Until recently, they were still involved in the operation of trade routes that remained vital until the Suez Canal was opened. Today, they still play a major role in the exploitation of mineral resources and in guiding sedentary people (mainly tourists) through the desert.Although different groups from this desert have been described and have been in contact with the people of the Nile Valley for five millennia, common features are observed among these populations, in particular their means of subsistence, their material culture and their relations with the sedentary people of the valley: what are the marks of unity and diversity displayed by the Egyptian nomadic societies of the past and present?…”
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