Commodity histories have proliferated in recent years, appealing both to scholars interested in nascent patterns of globalization and to popular audiences who see objects as one of the more accessible means of studying the history of the world around them. In its careful consideration of the connections between production, trade, and consumption, Mahogany mirrors the best of both traditions and then goes one step further to chronicle the environmental impact of a commodity's popularity on its fragile biogeography. The result is an engaging, accessible book that will doubtless serve the needs of historians and students in several subdisciplines.
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