Commodity Frontiers and Global Capitalist Expansion Social, Ecologic
This interdisciplinary edited collection explores the dynamics of global capitalist expansion through the concept of the ‘commodity frontier’. Applying an inductive approach rather than starting at the global level, as most meta-narratives have done, this
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Commodity Frontiers and Global Capitalist Expansion Social, Ecological and Political Implications from the Nineteenth Century to the Present Day Edited by Sabrina Joseph
Palgrave Studies in Economic History
Series Editor Kent Deng London School of Economics London, UK
Palgrave Studies in Economic History is designed to illuminate and enrich our understanding of economies and economic phenomena of the past. The series covers a vast range of topics including financial history, labour history, development economics, commercialisation, urbanisation, industrialisation, modernisation, globalisation, and changes in world economic orders. More information about this series at http://www.palgrave.com/gp/series/14632
Sabrina Joseph Editor
Commodity Frontiers and Global Capitalist Expansion Social, Ecological and Political Implications from the Nineteenth Century to the Present Day
Editor Sabrina Joseph American University in Dubai Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Palgrave Studies in Economic History ISBN 978-3-030-15321-2 ISBN 978-3-030-15322-9 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-15322-9 Library of Congress Control Number: 2019936155 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover illustration: Andia/Alamy Stock Photo This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG. The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
Contents
1 Introduction 1 Sabrina Joseph 2
Making Cheap Nature on High Altitude: A World-Ecological Perspective on Commodification, Communities and Conflict in the Andes 15 Hanne Cottyn
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Agricultural Commodities on the Philippine Frontier: State-Sponsored Resettlement and Ecological Distress in the 1930s 57 Karen R. M
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