For most of the twentieth century tin was fundamental for both warfare and welfare. The importance of tin is most powerfully represented by the tin can - an invention which created a revolution in food preservation and helped feed both the armies of the great powers and the masses of the new...

This book brings together leading experts to assess how and whether the Nazis were successful in fostering collaboration to secure the resources they required during World War II. These studies of the occupation regimes in Norway and Western Europe reveal that the Nazis developed highly...

The principle of Permanent Sovereignty over Natural Resources (PSNR) is largely thought to be a counter-colonialism move to prevent great power exploitation of developing countries’ natural resources after independence, one rooted in the demand to decide on the use of their own resource for...

In 1889, the eminent British scientist and Aluminium Company director Sir Henry Roscoe gave an address at the Royal Institution of Great Britain on the manufacturing processes implemented in his industry. This article contextualizes the large extracts of this speech reproduced in this issue by...

The "black jock" manager : examining the stereotype -- "Colliers with a collar on" -- The context of control : managers, operations and employers -- Creating a management cadre : mining professionals and the NCB -- The management of production -- The limits of statutory powers : mine management...