A Local History of Global Capital

Tariq Omar Ali

Princeton University Press, 2018

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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

ISBN-13
9780691170237
ISBN-10
0691170231
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Year
2018
Publication date
2018-05-15
Pages
272
Dimensions
165x258x31
Weight
580