1. Introduction 2. Tin: The Foundations of an Industry 3. Tin and Industrial Capitalism, 1815-1918 4. The Problem with Tin, 1919-1929 5. The Depression: Initial Responses, 1928-1930 6. The Formation of the International Tin Committee, 1927-1931 7. Constructing the Machinery of Control 8. Rescuing the Industry, 1931-1933 9. Renewing the Second Agreement, 1933-1934 10. Stabilizing the Tin Market, 1934-1936 11. Renewing the Third Agreement, 1935-1936 12. Riding the Commodity Roller-coaster, 1937-1939 13. Development under Restriction: The Producers 14. Tin Consumption and Research 15. The International Tin Committee and World War II, 1939-1942 16.The International Tin Committee and its Critics 17. The Demise of the International Tin Committee, 1945-1946 18. From the International Tin Committee to the International Tin Council, 1945-1985 19. Conclusion
Biography
John Hillman taught Sociology and International Development Studies at Trent University, Ontario, from 1968 to 2004 where he is now Professor Emeritus.
"This is a remarkable piece of work, and it can be justly acclaimed as the definitive history of the tin industry to the mid-1980s. Hillman deserves many congratulations. This book should be read by all scholars and students of this topic." Manual Llorca-Jana, University of Chile
"The volume provides what must surely stand as the definitive account of the international market arrangements for tin between 1931 and 1985... A profoundly original and scholarly endeavour, combining the knowledge and wisdom of a distinguished academic career in a truly magesterial manner." James Dunkerley, Queen Mary, University of London, The Journal of Latin American Studies, Volume 42 - 2010
