Insatiable Appetite The United States and the

Now in a concise edition expressly for students and general readers, this widely hailed classic traces the transformation of the tropics in modern times. Exploring the central role of the United States in the ongoing devastation of tropical lands, Richard Tucker highlights the unrelenting pressure caused by the demands of U.S. consumerism. The forced domestication of widely varied natural systems ultimately led to a devastating decline in biodiversity. The author brings his analysis to life with a series of vivid case studies of sugar, bananas, coffee, rubber, beef, and timber-each a virtual empire in itself. All readers who are interested in environmental degradation and its links to the world economy will be enlightened by this deeply knowledgeable history.

Richard P. Tucker is adjunct professor of natural resources at the University of Michigan

List of Maps	p. vii
Preface and Acknowledgments	p. ix
Introduction: America's Global Environmental Reach	p. 1
America's Sweet Tooth: Cane Sugar Transforms Tropical Lowlands	p. 7
Banana Republics: Yankee Fruit Companies and the Tropical American Lowlands	p. 43
The Last Drop: The American Coffee Market and the Hill Regions of South America	p. 81
The Tropical Cost of the Automotive Age: Corporate Rubber Empires and the Rainforest	p. 113
The Crop on Hooves: American Cattle Ranching in Latin America	p. 151
Unsustainable Yield: American Loggers and Foresters in the Tropics	p. 185
Conclusion: Consuming Appetites	p. 217
Notes	p. 223
Selected Bibliography	p. 251
Index	p. 255
About the Author	p. 269
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Insatiable Appetite The United States and the Ecological Degradation of the Tropical World

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