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edition:Paperback
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category: Political Science
published: Jul 2014
ISBN:9780774825337
publisher: UBC Press

Aluminum Ore

The Political Economy of the Global Bauxite Industry

edited by Robin S. Gendron; Mats Ingulstad & Espen Storli

tagged: economic conditions, mining
Description

As the key component in aluminum production, bauxite has become one of the most important minerals of the last one hundred years. To some it brought economic and political advantage, but for many others, its development left a legacy of exploitation. Aluminum Ore explores the history of bauxite in the twentieth century and the global forces that this history represents, from its strategic development in the First World War to its role in the globalization of markets as companies from the northern hemisphere vied for the resources of the south. Featuring essays by scholars from around the world, this wide-ranging collection is a history of one essential mineral and a new perspective on a time of change.

About the Authors

Robin S. Gendron


Mats Ingulstad


Espen Storli

Contributor Notes

Robin S. Gendron is an associate professor in the Department of History at Nipissing University. Mats Ingulstad is a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of History and Classical Studies at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology. Espen Storli is an associate professor in the Department of History and Classical Studies at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology.

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