LEADER 03651oam 2200577I 450 001 9910164870103321 005 20240505202245.0 010 $a1-315-26878-7 024 7 $a10.4324/9781315268781 035 $a(CKB)3710000001060478 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4809842 035 $a(OCoLC)973223034 035 $a(BIP)57467390 035 $a(BIP)57468817 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000001060478 100 $a20180706d2017 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 10$aPlantation crops, plunder and power $eevolution and exploitation /$fJames F. Hancock 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aLondon ;$aNew York :$cRoutledge,$d2017. 215 $a1 online resource (211 pages) $cillustrations, tables 225 1 $aEarthscan Food and Agriculture 311 08$a1-138-28575-7 311 08$a1-351-97708-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $a1. Sugar -- 2. Banana -- 3. Cotton -- 4. Tea -- 5. Tobacco -- 6. Coffee -- 7. Rubber -- 8. Plantation crops : yesterday and today. 330 $aOver the last five centuries, plantation crops have represented the best and worst of industrialized agriculture - "best" through their agronomic productivity and global commercial success, and "worst" as examples of exploitative colonialism, conflict and ill-treatment of workers. This book traces the social, political and evolutionary history of seven major plantation crops - sugarcane, banana, cotton, tea, tobacco, coffee and rubber. It describes how all of these were domesticated in antiquity and grown by small landowners for thousands of years before European traders and colonists sought to make a profit out of them. The author relates how their development and spread were closely associated with government expansionist policies. They stimulated the exploration of far off lands, were the focus of major conflicts and led to the enslavement of both native and displaced peoples. From the southern United States, Latin America and the Caribbean, to Asia and Africa, plantation crops turned social structures upside down leading to revolution and government change. The economies of whole countries became tied to the profits of these plantations, leading to internal power struggles to control the burgeoning wealth. Open warfare routinely broke out between the more powerful countries and factions for trade dominance. This book shows that from the early 1500s to today, at least one of the plantation crops was always at the center of world politics, and that this still continues today, for example with the development of oil palm plantations in Southeast Asia. Written in an accessible style, it is fascinating supplementary reading for students of agricultural, environmental and colonial history. 410 0$aEarthscan food and agriculture. 606 $aPlantations$xHistory 606 $aTropical crops$xHistory 606 $aAgriculture$zTropics$xPolitical aspects$xHistory 606 $aAgriculture and politics$xHistory 606 $aAgriculture$xSocial aspects$xHistory 615 0$aPlantations$xHistory. 615 0$aTropical crops$xHistory. 615 0$aAgriculture$xPolitical aspects$xHistory. 615 0$aAgriculture and politics$xHistory. 615 0$aAgriculture$xSocial aspects$xHistory. 676 $a306.3/49 700 $aHancock$b James F.$0905901 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910164870103321 996 $aPlantation crops, plunder and power$92274280 997 $aUNINA