An empire of plants : people and plants that changed the world
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An empire of plants : people and plants that changed the world
Cassell , Sterling [distributor], 2000
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 188) and index
内容説明・目次
内容説明
Unravels the hidden histories of plants that sustained empires, from sugar and cotton to tea and opium Real-life adventures of planters, traders and smugglers by authors of the highly successful The Plant Hunters (over 12,000 copies sold in hardback) Exciting, vivid stories which bring a new and original perspective to the rise and fall of nations, peoples and empires Illustrated with dramatic contemporary photographs, beautiful botanical drawings, paintings and cartoons
目次
- The seeds of wealth
- tobacco - "that tawny weed"
- cutting the cane
- the kings of cotton
- the fume of poppies
- the tea transfer
- the quest for quinine
- riches from rubber
- epilogue.
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