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

By:

Jackson, Joe, 1955-

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : Viking, 2008.Description: 414 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:

9780670018536

Subject(s):

Rubber industry and trade -- Amazon River Region -- History

DDC classification:

338.4/7678209811 22

Online resources:

Table of contents only

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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Book	University Library Regular Circulation	Circulating	HD9161.A562 J33 2008 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		3UPML00025067

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

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