The history of the modern world can be described through the history of the commodities that were produced, traded and consumed, on an increasingly global scale. The papers presented in this book show how in this process borders were transgressed, local agents combined with metropolitan representatives, power relations were contested and frontiers expanded. Including cases from Asia, Africa and the Americas, as well as a number of global commodities (sugar, tobacco, rubber, cotton, cassava, tea and beer), this collection presents a sample of the range of innovative research taking place today into commodity history. Together they cover the last two centuries, in which commodities have led the consolidation of a globalised economy and society – forging this out of distinctive local experiences of cultivation and production, and regional circuits of trade.

Global Histories, Imperial Commodities, Local Interactions (Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies)

Business & Money

Curry-Machado, Jonathan

International

PALGRAVE~MACMILLAN

The papers presented in this collection offer a wide range of cases, from Asia, Africa and the Americas, and broadly cover the last two centuries, in which commodities have led to the consolidation of a globalised economy and society – forging this out of distinctive local experiences of cultivation and production, and regional circuits of trade.

<p>Cuba: Living Between Hurricanes is a book about the elements – hurricanes and rain, the sea and the earth. About a fishing port on the north coast of Cuba which has seen better days: Caibarién, where Hurricane Irma – one of the most powerful ever to sweep the Caribbean – made landfall on 9th September 2017. About the effects of climate across the centuries in a Caribbean island sucked into global markets for its commodity crops – tobacco, coffee and above all, sugar. How sugar changed the landscape, through deforestation and soil exhaustion. About the collapse of sugar and the encroachment of a new commodity market – tourism. About the growing threat from climate change, and the move towards reforestation, ecotourism and sustainable farming. This book is based on the film of the same name (2019, dir. Michael Chanan, www.livingbetweenhurricanes.org), and tells the stories through the voices of those who were interviewed.</p>

Cuba: Living Between Hurricanes: Climate, Commodities and Sustainability

Economics

Amaurea Press

<p>Cuba: Vivir entre ciclones es un libro sobre los elementos – huracanes y lluvia, el mar y la tierra. Sobre un puerto pescador en la costa norte de Cuba que ha visto mejores días, Caibarién, donde el Huracán Irma – uno de los más poderosos que han azotado el Caribe – tocó tierra el 9 de septiembre 2017. Sobre los efectos del clima a través de los siglos en una isla caribeña al azar de los mercados globales por sus cosechas de exportación – tabaco, café y sobre todo azúcar. Como el azúcar ha cambiado el paisaje, con la deforestación y el agotamiento de suelos. Sobre la caída del azúcar y la intrusión de un nuevo producto – el turismo. Sobre la creciente amenaza del cambio climático, y los pasos hacia la reforestación, el ecoturismo y la agricultura sostenible. Este libro se basa en el documental del mismo nombre (2019, dir. Michael Chanan, www.livingbetweenhurricanes.org), y cuenta las historias a través de las voces de los entrevistados.</p>

Cuba: Vivir entre ciclones: Clima, mercancías y sostenibilidad (Spanish Edition)

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Global Histories, Imperial Commodities, Local Interactions (Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies)

Global Histories, Imperial Commodities, Local Interactions (Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies)

Cuba: Living Between Hurricanes: Climate, Commodities and Sustainability

Cuba: Vivir entre ciclones: Clima, mercancías y sostenibilidad (Spanish Edition)