Claims that the history of commodities in Latin America (or anywhere) cannot be understood without considering their global context, often from a long-term perspective.
Claims that the history of commodities in Latin America (or anywhere) cannot be understood without considering their global context, often from a long-term perspective.
Steven Topik, Carlos Marichal, and Zephyr Frank, eds.
Inhaltsangabe
Introduction. Commodity Chains in Theory and in Latin American History / Steven Topik, Carlos Marichal, and Zephyr Frank 1 1. The Spanish-American Peso: Export Commodity and Global Money of the Ancient Regime, 1550–1800 / Carlos Marichal 25 2. Indigo Commodity Chains in the Spanish and British Empire, 1560–1860 / David McCreery 53 3. Mexican Cochineal and the European Demand for American Dyes, 1550–1850 / Carlos Marichal 76 4.Colonial Tobacco: Key Commodity of the Spanish Empire, 1500–1800 / Laura Nater 93 5. The Latin American Coffee Commodity Chain: Brazil and Costa Rica / Steven Topik and Mario Samper 118 6. Trade Regimes and the International Sugar Market, 1850–1980: Protectionism, Subsides, and Regulation / Horacio Crespo 147 7. The Local and the Global: Internal and External Factors in the Development of Bahia’s Cacao Sector / Mary Ann Mahony 174 8. Banana Boats and Baby Food: The Banana in U.S. History / Marcelo Bucheli and Ian Read 204 9. The Fertilizer Commodity Chains: Guano and Nitrate, 1840–1930 / Rory Miller and Robert Greenhill 228 10. Brazil in the International Rubber Trade, 1870–1930 / Zephyr Frank and Also Musacchio 271 11. Reports of Its Demise Are Not Exaggerated: The Life and Times of Yucatecan Henequen / Allen Wells 300 12. Cocaine in Chains: The Rise and Demise of Global Commodity, 1860–1950 / Paul Gootenberg 321 Conclusion: Commodity Chains and Globalization in Historical Perspective / Carlos Marichal, Steven Topik, and Zephyr Frank 352 Contributors 361 Index 365
Introduction. Commodity Chains in Theory and in Latin American History / Steven Topik, Carlos Marichal, and Zephyr Frank 1 1. The Spanish-American Peso: Export Commodity and Global Money of the Ancient Regime, 1550–1800 / Carlos Marichal 25 2. Indigo Commodity Chains in the Spanish and British Empire, 1560–1860 / David McCreery 53 3. Mexican Cochineal and the European Demand for American Dyes, 1550–1850 / Carlos Marichal 76 4.Colonial Tobacco: Key Commodity of the Spanish Empire, 1500–1800 / Laura Nater 93 5. The Latin American Coffee Commodity Chain: Brazil and Costa Rica / Steven Topik and Mario Samper 118 6. Trade Regimes and the International Sugar Market, 1850–1980: Protectionism, Subsides, and Regulation / Horacio Crespo 147 7. The Local and the Global: Internal and External Factors in the Development of Bahia’s Cacao Sector / Mary Ann Mahony 174 8. Banana Boats and Baby Food: The Banana in U.S. History / Marcelo Bucheli and Ian Read 204 9. The Fertilizer Commodity Chains: Guano and Nitrate, 1840–1930 / Rory Miller and Robert Greenhill 228 10. Brazil in the International Rubber Trade, 1870–1930 / Zephyr Frank and Also Musacchio 271 11. Reports of Its Demise Are Not Exaggerated: The Life and Times of Yucatecan Henequen / Allen Wells 300 12. Cocaine in Chains: The Rise and Demise of Global Commodity, 1860–1950 / Paul Gootenberg 321 Conclusion: Commodity Chains and Globalization in Historical Perspective / Carlos Marichal, Steven Topik, and Zephyr Frank 352 Contributors 361 Index 365
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