Extent: | 1 online resource (304 pages) |
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Type of publication: | Book / Working Paper |
Language: | English |
Notes: | Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources. ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Introduction: Alchemy of a Material World""; ""PART I: THE PLEASURE OF TREASURE""; ""1. What Lies Beneath: The Material and Mystical Origins of Mineral Wealth""; ""2. Creating Value: The Endurance of Precious Jewels""; ""3. The Rush Factor: Tracing the Mineral Roots of Global Power Through Gold, Coal, and Oil""; ""PART II: TOIL AND TREASURE""; ""4. The Darker Side of Fortune: The Psychology of Treasure Dependence""; ""5. Curing the Resource Curse: Minerals and Global Development""; ""6. The Spoils of the Earth: The Ecological Toll of Extractive Excitement"" ""PART III: MEASURE FOR MEASURE""""7. Destination Cradle: The Quest for Material Cycling""; ""8. The Restoration Ethic: Hurting and Healing Ecosystems""; ""9. Embracing the Treasure Impulse: Toward Cautionary Creativity""; ""Epilogue: Embracing Uncertainty""; ""Appendix: Notable Minerals and Their Human Uses""; ""Notes""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""Y""; ""Z"" |
ISBN: | 978-0-300-15567-9 ; 978-0-300-14161-0 ; 978-0-300-14161-0 |
Source: | ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW |
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