Cuban Sugar Industry Transnational Networks and Engineering Migrants in Mid-Nineteenth Century Cuba |
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| Author:
| Curry-Machado, Jonathan |
| ISBN: | 978-0-230-11139-4 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2011 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $115.00 |
Book Description:
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Nineteenth-century Cuba led the world in sugar manufacture and technological innovation was central to this. Through the story of a group of forgotten migrant workers who anonymously contributed to Cuba's development, this book explores the development of the Cuban sugar industry and how the country became bound into global networks.
Nineteenth-century Cuba led the world in sugar manufacture and technological innovation was central to this. Through the story of a group of forgotten migrant workers who anonymously contributed to Cuba's development, this book explores the development of the Cuban sugar industry and how the country became bound into global networks.