Author: Ken HudnallPublisher: Omega Press
ISBN: 9780962608773
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Spirits of the Border
Author: Ken HudnallPublisher: Omega Press
ISBN: 9780962608773
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Tin and Global Capitalism, 1850-2000
Author: Mats IngulstadPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317816110
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
For most of the twentieth century tin was fundamental for both warfare and welfare. The importance of tin is most powerfully represented by the tin can - an invention which created a revolution in food preservation and helped feed both the armies of the great powers and the masses of the new urban society. The trouble with tin was that economically viable deposits of the metal could only be found in a few regions of the world, predominantly in the southern hemisphere, while the main centers of consumption were in the industrialized north. The tin trade was therefore a highly politically charged economy in which states and private enterprise competed and cooperated to assert control over deposits, smelters and markets. Tin provides a particularly telling illustration of how the interactions of business and governments shape the evolution of the global economic trade; the tin industry has experienced extensive state intervention during times of war, encompasses intense competition and cartelization, and has seen industry centers both thrive and fail in the wake of decolonization. The history of the international tin industry reveals the complex interactions and interdependencies between local actors and international networks, decolonization and globalization, as well as government foreign policies and entrepreneurial tactics. By highlighting the global struggles for control and the constantly shifting economic, geographical and political constellations within one specific industry, this collection of essays brings the state back into business history, and the firm into the history of international relations.
Colonel Greene and the Copper Skyrocket
Author: C. L. SonnichsenPublisher: University of Arizona Press
ISBN: 0816545863
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
Winner of the National Cowboy Hall of Fame's Western Heritage Wrangler Award for Outstanding Western Biography Winner of the Western Writers of America's Spur Award for Best Western Non-Fiction Book "A solid account of a southwestern 'character' who has flitted in and out of frontier and economic history."—American Historical Review "A creditable work on a fascinating individual. In delightful writing style [Sonnichsen] has reconstructed Greene's life, explaining the ambitions as well as the frailties of this extraordinary entrepreneur."—History "A rewarding study of the later days of mining."—Arizona and the West
Bibliography of the Geology and Mineralogy of Tin
Author: Frank Lee HessEl Paso
Author: Wilbert H. TimmonsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : El Paso (Tex.)
Languages : en
Pages : 512
Book Description
The El Paso Tin Deposits
Author: Walter Harvey WeedPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Tin ores
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
North America's Natural Wonders
Author: Gary ProstPublisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 1000025411
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 506
Book Description
Written by a career geologist with decades of experience in the field, North America’s Natural Wonders guides readers through the most iconic, geologically significant scenery in North America, points out features of interest, explains what they are seeing, and describes how these features came to be. Presented as classic excursions to some of the best-known natural wonders on the continent, Volume II focuses primarily on Central and Eastern North America, including the Appalachians, the Colorado Rockies, Austin-Big Bend Country, and the Sierra Madre. The trips detailed in this volume include stops at quintessential features, such as the Shenandoah Valley, Carlsbad Caverns, Big Bend National Park, and La Popa Basin of Nuevo León and Coahuila, Mexico, as well as many others. It also features discussions of lesser-known but equally interesting geologic formations and important information on accessing these sites. Features Clearly explains the geology of these regions with an emphasis on landscape formation Addresses issues of interest, such as fossils, earthquakes, mineral sites, mining, and oil fields Lavishly illustrated with numerous colorful maps and breathtaking geological landscapes and their various features These six self-guided tours explain to the curious layman, student, and geologist what they are seeing when they look at a roadcut or a quarry and enhances the experience far beyond simple sightseeing.
The Engineering Index Annual for ...
Author: Second Catalogue of the Library of the Peabody Institute of the City of Baltimore, Including the Additions Made Since 1882
Author: Johns Hopkins University. Peabody Institute. LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Catalogs, Dictionary
Languages : en
Pages : 674
Book Description
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