Commodity Frontiers and Global Capitalist Expansion (eBook)

Social, Ecological and Political Implications from the Nineteenth Century to the Present Day

Sabrina Joseph (Herausgeber)

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2019 | 1st ed. 2019
XV, 292 Seiten
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-030-15322-9 (ISBN)

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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 book sheds light on how local dynamics have shaped the process of capitalist expansion into 'uncommodified' spaces. Contributors demonstrate that ultimately the evolution of frontier zones and their reconfiguration over time have transformed human ecology, labour relations and social, economic and political structures across the globe. Chapters examine agricultural and pastoral frontiers, natural habitats, and commodity frontiers with fossil fuels and mineral resources located in various regions of the world, including South America, Asia, Africa and the Arabian Gulf. 

 

Sabrina Joseph is Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences and Professor of History at the American University in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Her research interests are in the field of Middle Eastern and Ottoman history, encompassing work on land use, environmental management, women and inter-faith relations during the early modern and modern periods. 

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 19.6.2019
• Reihe/Serie: Palgrave Studies in Economic History
• Reihe/Serie: Palgrave Studies in Economic History
• Zusatzinfo: XV, 292 p. 7 illus., 4 illus. in color.
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft ► Allgemeines / Lexika
• Schlagworte: Commoditisation of labour • Commodity Frontiers • ecological policy • Economic anthropology • Economic history and demography • Economic history of frontier zones • Environmental history • Global Capitalist Expansion • Inequality and pollution • Jason Moore • Land tenure patterns • Natural resource economics • Resource Policy • Social Policy • sustainable development
• ISBN-10: 3-030-15322-3 / 3030153223
• ISBN-13: 978-3-030-15322-9 / 9783030153229