Curse of the Black Gold: 50 Years of Oil in the Niger Delta

I've used this book of photos by Ed Kashi collected in Curse of the Black Gold: 50 Years of Oil in the Niger Delta for our Reading West Africa program.  The students are blown away by the images: A side of Africa that rarely gets to people in the U.S.  Michael Watts assembled a nice set of short essays by Nigerians involved in Delta politics and development.  Very educational and inspiring, in terms of "How can I realize my own highest humanity while doing good?"  The Guardian has a nice selection of some of the photos.