A Local History of Global Capital: Jute and Peasant Life in the Bengal Delta - Histories of Economic Life - Tariq Omar Ali - Books - Princeton University Press - 9780691202570 - March 31, 2020
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A Local History of Global Capital: Jute and Peasant Life in the Bengal Delta - Histories of Economic Life

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Before the advent of synthetic fibers and cargo containers, jute sacks were the preferred packaging material of global trade, transporting the world's grain, cotton, sugar, tobacco, coffee, wool, guano, and bacon. Jute was the second-most widely consumed fiber in the world, after cotton. While the sack circulated globally, the plant was cultivated


272 pages, 1 b/w illus., 11 tables, 3 maps

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released March 31, 2020
ISBN13 9780691202570
Publishers Princeton University Press
Pages 272
Dimensions 234 × 156 × 20 mm   ·   136 g
Language English  

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