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States of Nature: Science, Agriculture, and Environment in the Spanish Caribbean, 1760-1940 (1st Edition) by Stuart George Mccook Paperback, 216 Pages, Published 2002 ISBN-10: 0-292-75257-1 / 0292752571 ISBN-13: 978-0-292-75257-3 / 9780292752573 The process of nation-building in Latin America transformed the relations between the state, the economy, and nature. Between 1760 and 1940, the economies of most countries in the Spanish Caribbean came to depend heavily on the export of plant products, such as coffee, tobacco, and sugar. After the |