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Nature's evil : a cultural history of natural resources

by Alexander Etkind, Sara Jolly

An examination of human history through the prism of natural resources, exploring how the trade and exploitation of commodities such as grain, iron, and oil have shaped global wealth, political institutions, and labour relations.

Accession 18516 ISBN 9781509547586 Publisher Polity
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