The Sugar Cane Industry: An Historical Geography from its Origins to 1914 by J. H Galloway

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A paperback edition with illustrated front cover. There is so

me slight toning throughout but the text, photographs, maps and diagrams are clear and legible. There are a number of pages that have had orange highlighter used and black pen annotations.

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SKU H000231
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This is the first authoritative English study on the industry’s development in forty years. Sugar cane is a major global cash crop, with its industry among the oldest in the world, encompassing cultivation, milling, and converting juice into crystal sugar. This book traces the industry’s geography from its origins to 1914, detailing its spread from India to the Mediterranean in medieval times, to the Americas during early European colonization, and throughout the tropics. It explores agricultural and milling advancements, and the industry’s impact on creating multicultural tropical societies.

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Weight 0.600 kg