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11%OFFRobin S. Gendron (Ed.) - Aluminum Ore: The Political Economy of the Global Bauxite Industry - 9780774825337 - V9780774825337
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Aluminum Ore: The Political Economy of the Global Bauxite Industry

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Description for Aluminum Ore: The Political Economy of the Global Bauxite Industry Paperback. An exploration of one little-known mineral, and the social, political, and economic forces that shaped both its history and the twentieth century. Editor(s): Gendron, Robin Stewart; Ingulstad, Mats; Storli, Espen. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: JFFS; KCP; KNAT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 590.

As the key component in aluminum production, bauxite became one of the most important minerals of the last one hundred years. But its effects on people and economies varied broadly – for some it meant jobs, progress, or a political advantage over rival nations but for many others, it meant exploitation, pollution, or the destruction of a way of life. Aluminum Ore explores the often overlooked history of bauxite in the twentieth century, and in doing so examines the forces that shaped the time, from the mineral’s strategic development in the First World War and throughout the Cold War, to ... Read more

In this wide-ranging collection, scholars from around the world consider multiple international perspectives on this history – from Guinea to Nazi Germany to Jamaica – all while examining the central place of one commodity in a time of change. Show Less

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
Number of Pages
400
Place of Publication
Vancouver, Canada
ISBN
9780774825337
SKU
V9780774825337
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About Robin S. Gendron (Ed.)
Robin S. Gendron is an associate professor in the Department of History at Nipissing University. Mats Ingulstad is a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of History and Classical Studies at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology. Espen Storli is an associate professor in the Department of History and Classical Studies at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology.

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