Tears of the tree [[electronic resource] ] : the story of rubber-a modern marvel / / John Loadman
| Tears of the tree [[electronic resource] ] : the story of rubber-a modern marvel / / John Loadman |
| Autore | Loadman John |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, c2005 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (367 p.) |
| Disciplina | 678/.2/09 |
| Soggetto topico |
Rubber - History
Rubber industry and trade - History |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-281-34638-1
9786611346386 0-19-152451-4 1-4356-0682-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Contents; List of Illustrations; Outline; Introduction; 1. The Mesoamericans and the 'all-American ball game'; 2. Europe goes west; 3. What's in a name?; 4. The battles of the giants-Charles Goodyear; 5. The battles of the giants-Thomas Hancock; 6. Rubber goes east; 7. The King and the Congo; 8. Slaves to rubber; 9. Competition!; 10. The heavy mob; 11. Chemicals and curatives; 12. Padding or performance enhancer?; 13. The rot sets in; 14. Death and destruction; 15. Timeline; Bibliography; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910452305903321 |
Loadman John
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| Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, c2005 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Tears of the tree [[electronic resource] ] : the story of rubber-a modern marvel / / John Loadman
| Tears of the tree [[electronic resource] ] : the story of rubber-a modern marvel / / John Loadman |
| Autore | Loadman John |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, c2005 |
| Descrizione fisica | xxx, 336 p. : ill |
| Disciplina | 678/.2/09 |
| Soggetto topico |
Rubber - History
Rubber industry and trade - History |
| ISBN |
1-383-02982-2
1-281-34638-1 1-4356-0682-5 9786611346386 0-19-152451-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910795837403321 |
Loadman John
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| Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, c2005 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Tears of the tree [[electronic resource] ] : the story of rubber-a modern marvel / / John Loadman
| Tears of the tree [[electronic resource] ] : the story of rubber-a modern marvel / / John Loadman |
| Autore | Loadman John |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, c2005 |
| Descrizione fisica | xxx, 336 p. : ill |
| Disciplina | 678/.2/09 |
| Soggetto topico |
Rubber - History
Rubber industry and trade - History |
| ISBN |
1-383-02982-2
1-281-34638-1 1-4356-0682-5 9786611346386 0-19-152451-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910824773803321 |
Loadman John
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| Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, c2005 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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