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Insatiable appetite [[electronic resource] ] : the United States and the ecological degradation of the tropical world / / Richard P. Tucker
| Insatiable appetite [[electronic resource] ] : the United States and the ecological degradation of the tropical world / / Richard P. Tucker |
| Autore | Tucker Richard P. <1938-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2000 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (567 p.) |
| Disciplina | 333.7/0913 |
| Soggetto topico |
Tropical crops - Economic aspects - History - 20th century
Tropical crops - Environmental aspects - History - 20th century Investments, American - Tropics - History - 20th century Environmental degradation - Tropics - History - 20th century |
| Soggetto non controllato |
agriculture
american history bananas beef biodiversity caribbean central america civilization coffee commerce commodities conservation cultivation ecology environment environmental history environmental impact environmentalism forest free trade land speculation latin american history monocrops nonfiction pacific plantations rubber south america southeast asia sugar timber trade transnational history tropical crops tropical lands tropical ports tropics west africa white mans burden |
| ISBN |
0-520-92381-2
1-282-35645-3 9786612356452 1-59734-678-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. America's Sweet Tooth: The Sugar Trust And The Caribbean Lowlands -- 2. Lords Of The Pacific: Sugar Barons In The Hawaiian And Philippine Islands -- 3. Banana Republics: Yankee Fruit Companies And The Tropical American Lowlands -- 4. The Last Drop: The American Coffee Market And The Hill Regions Of Latin America -- 5. The Tropical Cost Of The Automotive Age: Corporate Rubber Empires And The Rainforest -- 6. The Crop On Hooves: Yankee Interests In Tropical Cattle Ranching -- 7. Unsustainable Yield: American Foresters And Tropical Timber Resources -- Conclusion -- Appendix -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910780080603321 |
Tucker Richard P. <1938->
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2000 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Insatiable appetite : the United States and the ecological degradation of the tropical world / / Richard P. Tucker
| Insatiable appetite : the United States and the ecological degradation of the tropical world / / Richard P. Tucker |
| Autore | Tucker Richard P. <1938-> |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2000 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (567 p.) |
| Disciplina | 333.7/0913 |
| Soggetto topico |
Tropical crops - Economic aspects - History - 20th century
Tropical crops - Environmental aspects - History - 20th century Investments, American - Tropics - History - 20th century Environmental degradation - Tropics - History - 20th century |
| Soggetto non controllato |
agriculture
american history bananas beef biodiversity caribbean central america civilization coffee commerce commodities conservation cultivation ecology environment environmental history environmental impact environmentalism forest free trade land speculation latin american history monocrops nonfiction pacific plantations rubber south america southeast asia sugar timber trade transnational history tropical crops tropical lands tropical ports tropics west africa white mans burden |
| ISBN |
0-520-92381-2
1-282-35645-3 9786612356452 1-59734-678-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. America's Sweet Tooth: The Sugar Trust And The Caribbean Lowlands -- 2. Lords Of The Pacific: Sugar Barons In The Hawaiian And Philippine Islands -- 3. Banana Republics: Yankee Fruit Companies And The Tropical American Lowlands -- 4. The Last Drop: The American Coffee Market And The Hill Regions Of Latin America -- 5. The Tropical Cost Of The Automotive Age: Corporate Rubber Empires And The Rainforest -- 6. The Crop On Hooves: Yankee Interests In Tropical Cattle Ranching -- 7. Unsustainable Yield: American Foresters And Tropical Timber Resources -- Conclusion -- Appendix -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910817978703321 |
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Tucker Richard P. <1938->
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2000 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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