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Book SynopsisAspirited and incisive survey of economic geography, A World Made for Money begins with the author stopped at a red light in Norman, Oklahoma. Observing the landscape of drugstores and banks, and for that matter the stoplight and roads themselves, Bret Wallach observes, Everything I see has been built to make money or, at the very least, to facilitate making money. This, he argues, is a global phenomenon that nonetheless has occurred only within the past hundred years or so. Although guidebooks and culture brokers often disparage these landscapes of commerce, Wallachrecipient of a MacArthur genius grantargues that we would do well to pay them close attention. A World Made for Money provides a compelling, condensed tour of our world. From Silicon Valley to Sri Lanka, from post-Soviet Russia to post-apartheid South Africa, Wallach looks at how human beings are buying, manufacturing, working, growing and shipping food, and accessing the natural resources to fuel it all. These essential fa
Trade Review"Fascinating, memorable—a grand book."—E. J. Delaney,
CHOICE“A compelling book, written by one of geography’s most gifted writers.”—Kent Mathewson, professor of geography and anthropology at Louisiana State University and coeditor of
Re-Reading Cultural Geography “In this lively and energetic book Bret Wallach uncovers the forces that are changing the face of the earth—from Guangdong Province to Youngstown, Ohio—in their restless search for money.”—David Wishart, author of The Last Days of the Rainbelt
Table of ContentsIntroduction1. Shopping2. Making3. Moving4. Fueling5. Mining6. Farming7. Developing8. Building9. EscapingPostscriptNotesIndex
