The Thief at the End of the World

The Thief at the End of the World Rubber, Power, and the Seeds of Empire

Hardback (21 Aug 2008)

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Publisher's Synopsis

This book tells the true story of how rubber was brought out of the Amazon and taken around the world in a tale of colonial recklessness and adventure that takes the reader from the jungles of South America, to tropical Asia via the Victorian gardens of Kew.

Book information

ISBN: 9780715637937
Publisher: Duckworth Overlook
Imprint: Duckworth Overlook
Pub date:
DEWEY: 338.47678209811
DEWEY edition: 22
Number of pages: 414
Weight: 846g
Height: 242mm
Width: 168mm
Spine width: 38mm