The Coal Economy in Brazil (1850–1889)

Cezar Honorato, Luiz Cláudio M. Ribeiro and Thiago Mantuano
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Cezar Honorato: University Federal Fluminense
Luiz Cláudio M. Ribeiro: University Federal of Espirito Santo
Thiago Mantuano: University Estadual of Santa Cruz

Chapter Chapter 8 in Fuelling the World Economy, 2023, pp 149-185 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract In its early days, coal was the energy source most widely used for domestic consumption or for manufacturing production, a phenomenon that was repeated in many parts of the world. When, in the early eighteenth century, the calorific properties of coal were verified by British metallurgists as of superior qualities, the search for new deposits of the fuel increased—especially those types named lignite or hard coal, possibly convertible into coke.

Keywords: Coal; Global South; Brazil; Global capitalism; Cash-crop commodities; Coal business; Port city (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-32565-6_8

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