The thief at the end of the world : rubber, power, and the seeds of empire / by Joe Jackson.
Material type: TextPublication details: New York : Viking, 2008.Description: 414 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:- 9780670018536
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Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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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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