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The thief at the end of the world : rubber, power, and the seeds of empire / by Joe Jackson.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Viking, 2008.Description: 414 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780670018536
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 338.4/7678209811 22
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Contents:
Prologue : Henry's dream -- The need -- The fortunate son -- Nature belongs to man -- The new world -- The mortal river -- Instruments of the elastic god -- The source -- The return of the planter -- The jungle -- The seeds -- The voyage of the Amazonas -- The world -- The edge of the world -- The talking cross -- Rubber madness -- The vindicated man -- Epilogue : the monument of need -- Appendices -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Endnotes -- Acknowledgments.
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Item type Current library Collection Call number Status Date due Barcode
Book Book University Library Regular Circulation Circulating HD9161.A562 J33 2008 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 3UPML00025067

Includes bibliographical references (p. 363-389) and index.

Prologue : Henry's dream -- The need -- The fortunate son -- Nature belongs to man -- The new world -- The mortal river -- Instruments of the elastic god -- The source -- The return of the planter -- The jungle -- The seeds -- The voyage of the Amazonas -- The world -- The edge of the world -- The talking cross -- Rubber madness -- The vindicated man -- Epilogue : the monument of need -- Appendices -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Endnotes -- Acknowledgments.

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