TY - BOOK AU - Robinson,Andy TI - Gold, oil, and avocados: a recent history of Latin America in sixteen commodities SN - 9781612199351 PY - 2021///] CY - Brooklyn PB - Melville House KW - Natural resources KW - Latin America KW - Management KW - Economic conditions N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Iron (Minas Gerais, Brazil) -- Niobium (Brazil) -- Coltan (Gran Sabana, Venezuela) -- Gold (Colombia; Central America; Utah; Nevada) -- Diamonds and Emeralds (Diamantina, Brazil) -- Bananas (Honduras) -- Potatoes (Puno, Peru) -- Copper (Apurímac, Peru; Atacama Desert, Chile) -- Lithium (Potosí, Bolivia) -- Quinoa (Uyuni, Bolivia) -- Silver (San Luis Potosí, Mexico) -- Avocados (Michoacán, Mexico) -- Soy (Pará, Brazil; Bahia, Brazil) -- Beef (Pará, Brazil) -- Oil (Venezuela; Brazil; Mexico) -- Hydro (Pará, Brazil) N2 - Tells the story of the recent history of Latin America as viewed through the prism of the region's valuable commodities such as oil, gold, avocados and bananas, and how the historical plunder of the region's resources still persists ER -