Aluminum ore : the political economy of the global bauxite industry /

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" ... Explores the often overlooked history of bauxite in the twentieth century, and in doing so examines the social, political, and economic forces that shaped the time."--Back cover

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Gendron, Robin S., Ingulstad, Mats, Storli, Espen
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Vancouver : UBC Press, 2013.
Temas:
Aluminum mines and mining > History.
Aluminum mines and mining > Political aspects.
Aluminum mines and mining > Social aspects.
Aluminum mines and mining > Environmental aspects.
Globalization > Economic aspects.
Bauxite > Mines et extraction > Histoire.
Bauxite > Mines et extraction > Aspect politique.
Bauxite > Mines et extraction > Aspect social.
Bauxite > Mines et extraction > Aspect de l'environnement.
Mondialisation.
globalism.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Industries > General.
Aluminum mines and mining.
Aluminiummarkt
Bauxitbergbau
Aluminiumindustrie
Electronic book.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Contents
  • Illustrations
  • Acknowledgments
  • Abbreviations
  • Introduction: Opening Pandoraâ€?s Bauxite
  • 1 The Global Race for Bauxite, 1900-40
  • 2 “Of the Highest Imperial Importanceâ€?
  • 3 Nazi Germanyâ€?s Pursuit of Bauxite and Alumina
  • 4 National Security Business?
  • 5 The Soviet Unionâ€?s “Bauxite Problemâ€?
  • 6 “Greece Has Been Endowed by Nature with This Precious Materialâ€?
  • 7 The Volta River Project and Decolonization, 1945-57
  • 8 Canada and the Nationalization of Alcanâ€?s Bauxite Operations in Guinea and Guyana
  • 9 Transnational Restructuring and the Jamaican Bauxite Industry10 Issues of Governance, Liberalization, Policy Space, and the Challenges of Development
  • 11 White Metal
  • 12 Battles over Bauxite in East India
  • 13 Success without Bauxite
  • Contributors
  • Index

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