Submarine telegraphy and the hunt for gutta percha : challenge and opportunity in a global trade /
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| Author / Creator: | Godfrey, Helen L., author. |
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| Imprint: | Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2018] |
| Description: | ix, 330 pages ; 25 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Global economic history series ; volume 15 Global economic history series ; v. 15. |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11548134 |
Table of Contents:
- List of Illustrations
- Abbreviations
- Currency Values, Weights and Measurements
- Glossary
- Introduction
- Part 1. Submarine Telegraphy: The Forces of Science and Commerce
- 1. The Significance of Gutta Percha and the Rise of Submarine Telegraphy
- Gutta Percha and Its Significance
- The Development and Significance of Submarine Telegraphy
- 2. Gutta Percha and the Challenge of Submarine Telegraphy
- Gutta Percha and Submarine Telegraphy - The Early Years
- Growth Years of Submarine Telegraphy and Its Dependence upon Gutta Percha
- 3. The Rise and Challenges of the Gutta Percha Trade
- The Lands of Plenty: Southeast Asia and Regional Trade
- The European Hunt for Gutta Percha
- 4. Factory to Forest: Opportunity at the Periphery
- Singapore and the Development of the Gutta Percha Trade
- The Trade Comes to Sarawak via Singapore
- Part 2. Power, Profit and the Periphery
- 5. The Gutta Percha Trade of Sarawak
- Sarawak, Its People and the Brooke Administrations
- Significance and Growth of the Gutta Percha Trade in Sarawak
- 6. Operation of the Gutta Percha Trade in Sarawak
- The Trade Network
- Overland Trade Paths
- Trade Venues: Bazaars and Outports
- Credit and Barter
- 7. Impact of the Gutta Percha Trade - Opportunity
- Interaction with the External Market
- The Changing Nature of Sarawak Imports
- Prestige Goods or Pusaka
- 8. Impact of the Gutta Percha Trade - Change and Challenge
- Monetization
- Changing Social Relations and the Gutta Percha 'Wars'
- 9. Conclusions
- Appendix 1. Gutta Percha
- Appendix 2. Statistical Material
- References
- Index
