The thief at the end of the world : rubber, power, and the seeds of empire / Joe Jackson.
Jackson, Joe, 1955-
2008
HD9161.A562 J33 2008 (Mapit)
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Title The thief at the end of the world : rubber, power, and the seeds of empire / Joe Jackson.
Author Jackson, Joe, 1955-
ISBN 9780670018536
0670018538
Publication Details New York : Viking, 2008.
Language English
Description 414 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.
Call Number HD9161.A562 J33 2008
Dewey Decimal Classification 338.4/7678209811
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references (p. 363-389) and index.
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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
Notes
Bibliography
Acknowledgments
Index.

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