Brazil and the struggle for rubber : a study in environmental history / Warren Dean
1987, 1st edition. Cambridge [Cambridgeshire] ; New York : Cambridge University Press. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-dulled dust wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #423560
ISBN: 0521334772
Physical description: xv, 234 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. Series: Studies in environment and history. Contents: Prometheus in reverse, 1855-1876 -- Awaiting developments, 1876-1906 -- Production and folklore, 1876-1910 -- The reason why, 1904-1923 -- A jump in the dark, 1923-1940 -- The battle for rubber, 1940-1945 -- Administrative discontinuities, 1946-1961 -- Complete perplexity, 1961-1972 -- Economically guaranteed, 1973-1986 -- Conclusion. Subjects: Hevea Brazil History. Rubber industry and trade Brazil. Hevea Diseases and pests. Caucho Industria y comercio Brasil Historia. Hevea Enfermedades transmisibles. Brazil Economic history 19th and 20th centuries.
Price: €120.00