Description: Insatiable Appetite by Richard P. Tucker Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description Traces the transformation of the tropics in modern times. Exploring the central role of the US in the devastation of tropical lands, this title highlights the pressure caused by the demands of US consumerism. It includes a series of case studies of sugar, bananas, coffee, rubber, beef, and timber. Publisher Description Now in a concise edition created expressly for students and general readers, this widely hailed study traces the transformation of the tropics in modern times. Exploring the central role of the United States in the ongoing devastation of tropical lands, Richard P. Tucker shows how, in the late 1800s, American speculators first became participants in the centuries-long history of European economic and ecological hegemony in the tropics. Beginning as buyers in the tropical ports of the Atlantic and Pacific, they evolved into land speculators, controlling and managing the areas where tropical crops were grown for carefully fostered consumer markets at home. As corporate agro-industry emerged, the speculators took direct control of the ecological destinies of many tropical lands. Supported by the U.S. governments diplomatic and military protection, they built private empires in the Caribbean, Central and South America, the Pacific, Southeast Asia, and West Africa.Yankee investors and plantation managers mobilized engineers, agronomists, and loggers to undertake what they called the "Conquest of the Tropics," claiming to bring civilization to benighted peoples and cultivation to unproductive nature. In competitive cooperation with local landed and political elites, they not only cleared natural forests but also displaced multicrop tribal and peasant lands with monocrop export plantations rooted in private property regimes.In a masterful narrative, Tucker highlights the unrelenting pressure that the demands of U.S. consumerism placed on fragile tropical lands. The forced domestication of widely varied natural systems ultimately led to a devastating decline in biodiversity. The author brings his analysis to life with a series of vivid case studies of sugar, bananas, coffee, rubber, beef, and timber—each a virtual empire in itself. All readers who are interested in environmental degradation and its links to the world economy will be enlightened by this nuanced history. Author Biography Richard P. Tucker is adjunct professor of natural resources at the University of Michigan. Details ISBN 0742553655 ISBN-13 9780742553651 Title Insatiable Appetite Author Richard P. Tucker Format Paperback Year 2007 Pages 280 Publisher Rowman & Littlefield GE_Item_ID:8562498; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys
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ISBN-13: 9780742553651
Book Title: Insatiable Appetite
Number of Pages: 280 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Insatiable Appetite : the United States and the Ecological Degradation of the Tropical World
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
Item Height: 0.7 in
Subject: Agriculture / Tropical Agriculture, Environmental Science (See Also Chemistry / Environmental), International Relations / General, Public Policy / Environmental Policy, Latin America / General, Investments & Securities / General
Publication Year: 2007
Item Weight: 15 Oz
Type: Textbook
Author: Richard P. Tucker
Subject Area: Political Science, Technology & Engineering, Science, Business & Economics, History
Item Length: 9.1 in
Series: Exploring World History Ser.
Item Width: 6.2 in
Format: Perfect
