Seeds of Change by Henry Hobhouse

Seeds of Change by Henry Hobhouse

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Traces the history of five commercial plants - sugar, tea, cotton, potatoes and quinine - and seeks to illustrate how man's need, or greed, for these products has shaped human development. This edition includes a chapter on the coca plant, demonstrating its social, political and economic effect.

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Seeds of Change by Henry Hobhouse

Traces the history of five commercial plants - sugar, tea, cotton, potatoes and quinine - and seeks to illustrate how man's need, or greed, for these products has shaped human development. This edition includes a chapter on the coca plant, demonstrating its social, political and economic effect.
Henry Hobhouse has served on various academic, scholastic and local government bodies. He has been a member of various government advisory bodies, a consultant to the Quincentenary of Columbus Exhibition, the Smithsonian Institute and Chariman of Herstmonceux. His other books include Forces Of Change.
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ISBN 13 9780330493161
ISBN 10 0330493167
Title Seeds of Change
Author Henry Hobhouse
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Pan Macmillan
Year published 2002-06-21
Number of pages 272
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.