Seeds of Wealth - Five Plants That Made Men Rich (Paperback)

"Seeds of Wealth is a collection of four elegant essays focusing on the economic and cultural consequences of the exploitation of timber, tobacco, rubber, and the wine grape. These cash crops have had, for the past three centuries, a profound effect on our world. In this intriguing account, Hobhouse illustrates how timber deficiency sparked an industrial revolution, tobacco lead to a wealthy and young nation, the rubber tree created nations, and wine provided the head, heart, and pocketbook with wealth.
This book offers proof of how the seemingly irrelevant can have widespread unintended consequences. In presenting global history from his own perspective, Henry Hobhouse offers an overview of how nature has unwittingly contributed to the creation of human wealth and economic growth.

General

Imprint:	Counterpoint
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	December 2005
First published:	December 2005
Authors:	Henry Hobhouse
Dimensions:	208 x 139 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	313
ISBN-13:	978-1-59376-089-2
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > World history > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > History > World history > General Promotions
LSN:	1-59376-089-2
Barcode:	9781593760892

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