by Portilla, J. M. de la, Elektroingenieur., (José Maria de la), Portilla, J. M. de la, Ingénieur électricien., (José Maria de la), Portilla, J. M. de la, Electrical engineer., (José Maria de la)
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"A consideration of all things paper--the invention that revolutionized human civilization; its thousand-fold uses (and misuses); its sweeping influence on society; its makers, shapers, collectors, and pulpers--by the admired cultural historian."--Jacket.
"The traditional pulp and paper producers are facing new competitors in tropical and subtropical regions who use the latest and largest installed technologies, and also have wood and labor cost advantages. Due to the increasing global competition, the forest products prices will…
Maine : the Detroit of Paper -- Maine : A Rags to Riches Story -- The Paradoxes of Paper Mill Employment : Skill, Stress, and Paternalism at S.D. Warren Company -- The Fall of Mother Warren and the Turn in Maine Paper Industry Labor Relations -- Madawaska Rebellion : "French Pow…
What do reading a book, smoking a cigarette, throwing confetti and voting in an election have in common? The answer, of course, is paper. Paper serves nearly every function of our lives. It is the technology with which we have made sense of the world. Yet the age of paper is end…
Using previously-untapped legal records and oral history interviews, this work provides an in-depth account of the struggle to integrate the southern paper mills in the United States over the period 1945-80. Jobs were strictly segregated till the 1960s with black workers in meni…
Introduction -- The Political Economy of Raw Materials in the Global Paper Industry 1861-1960 -- The Esparto Grass Trade -- The Pursuit of Wood Pulp -- Bamboo for Papermaking -- The Paper Trade and the British Empire -- A Retrospective View of the British Paper Industry -- Concl…
Furthering the advancement of Cannabis as an environmentally friendly and useful crop, Advances in Hemp Research supplies you with the information you need to successfully grow healthier and more resilient plants. It provides you with a complete update on the advances in researc…
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