01432nam a2200301 a 4500991004086559707536030331s gw 000 0 eng d3540979093b11909353-39ule_inst520LC QB13652.9.5International Astronomical Union.General Assembly<21s. ;1991 ;Buenos Aires, Argentina>292972Atomic and molecular data for space astronomy :needs, analysis, and availability : a selection of papers presented at the joint commission meeting III of the 21st I.A.U. General Assembly, held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, 23 July-1 August 1991 /Peter L. Smith, Wolfgang L. Wiese, eds.Berlin ;New York :Springer-Verlag,c1992158 p. :ill. ;25 cm.Lecture notes in physics ;407Includes bibliographical references.Space astronomyCongressesAstrophysicsCongressesSmith, Peter Lloydauthorhttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut53219Wiese, W. L..b1190935328-04-1731-03-03991004086559707536LE006 52.9.5 SMI12006000089098le006-E85.39-l- 00000.i1217633331-03-03Atomic and molecular data for space astronomy1454961UNISALENTOle00631-03-03ma -enggw 0103651oam 2200577I 450 991016487010332120240505202245.01-315-26878-710.4324/9781315268781 (CKB)3710000001060478(MiAaPQ)EBC4809842(OCoLC)973223034(BIP)57467390(BIP)57468817(EXLCZ)99371000000106047820180706d2017 uy 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierPlantation crops, plunder and power evolution and exploitation /James F. Hancock1st ed.London ;New York :Routledge,2017.1 online resource (211 pages) illustrations, tablesEarthscan Food and Agriculture1-138-28575-7 1-351-97708-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.1. Sugar -- 2. Banana -- 3. Cotton -- 4. Tea -- 5. Tobacco -- 6. Coffee -- 7. Rubber -- 8. Plantation crops : yesterday and today.Over the last five centuries, plantation crops have represented the best and worst of industrialized agriculture - "best" through their agronomic productivity and global commercial success, and "worst" as examples of exploitative colonialism, conflict and ill-treatment of workers. This book traces the social, political and evolutionary history of seven major plantation crops - sugarcane, banana, cotton, tea, tobacco, coffee and rubber. It describes how all of these were domesticated in antiquity and grown by small landowners for thousands of years before European traders and colonists sought to make a profit out of them. The author relates how their development and spread were closely associated with government expansionist policies. They stimulated the exploration of far off lands, were the focus of major conflicts and led to the enslavement of both native and displaced peoples. From the southern United States, Latin America and the Caribbean, to Asia and Africa, plantation crops turned social structures upside down leading to revolution and government change. The economies of whole countries became tied to the profits of these plantations, leading to internal power struggles to control the burgeoning wealth. Open warfare routinely broke out between the more powerful countries and factions for trade dominance. This book shows that from the early 1500s to today, at least one of the plantation crops was always at the center of world politics, and that this still continues today, for example with the development of oil palm plantations in Southeast Asia. Written in an accessible style, it is fascinating supplementary reading for students of agricultural, environmental and colonial history.Earthscan food and agriculture.PlantationsHistoryTropical cropsHistoryAgricultureTropicsPolitical aspectsHistoryAgriculture and politicsHistoryAgricultureSocial aspectsHistoryPlantationsHistory.Tropical cropsHistory.AgriculturePolitical aspectsHistory.Agriculture and politicsHistory.AgricultureSocial aspectsHistory.306.3/49Hancock James F.905901MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910164870103321Plantation crops, plunder and power2274280UNINA