{"product_id":"hemp-and-the-global-economy-9781498524612","title":"Hemp and the Global Economy","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHemp helped not only to define economic development in southern and border-states, it also played a crucial role in agricultural production in the Mid-Atlantic, as well as industrial development in the North-east. From the founding of the nation, the manufacture of American hemp helped monetize the US economy. US hemp producers also established a range modern labor practices, including the identification and training of skilled labor, the use of seasonal workers, and ultimately, the creation of a sliding scale of wages. This book chronicles this history, as well as the contemporary controversy obstructing the production of both industrial hemp and medical marijuana. The analysis concludes with a survey of current industrial hemp projects, including several promising adaptations - as a potential medicine, a bio-fuel, and most promisingly, a reliable source of clean computing fabrication.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1: Hemp: From Antiquity to 1683 Chapter 2: 1690—1865: The Emergence of American Hemp and the Rise of Russian Hemp Chapter 3: Hemp Production from 1865 to the end of WWII Chapter 4: Twenty first Century Economic Competition: Hemp goes High Tech","brand":"Lexington Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040682901847,"sku":"9781498524612","price":35.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781498524612.jpg?v=1750947505","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/hemp-and-the-global-economy-9781498524612","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}