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Empire of Rubber
- Firestone's Scramble for Land and Power in Liberia
Engelsk Paperback
Empire of Rubber
- Firestone's Scramble for Land and Power in Liberia
Engelsk Paperback

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“A well-rendered and -documented tale of exploitation in the developing world” (Kirkus Reviews) with deep resonance in the present day


In a book Paul Farmer called “a gem of a social history linking two countries stuck in uncomfortable embrace for well over a century,” award-winning author and filmmaker Gregg Mitman tells a sweeping story of capitalism, racial exploitation, and environmental devastation, as Firestone transformed Liberia into America’s rubber empire.

Scouring remote archives to unearth a story of promises unfulfilled for the vast numbers of Liberians who toiled on rubber plantations built on taken land, Mitman “peppers this history with a wealth of fascinating details and interesting characters” (Foreign Affairs), revealing a system of racial segregation and medical experimentation that reflected Jim Crow America—on African soil.

Called “a brilliant, compelling read” by Princeton scholar Rob Nixon, Empire of Rubber, now available in paperback, provides a riveting narrative of ecology and disease, of commerce and science, and of racial politics and political maneuvering—the hidden story of a corporate empire whose tentacles reach into the present.

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Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
336
ISBN-13:
9781620977965
Indbinding:
Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
1620977966
Udg. Dato:
25 maj 2023
Længde:
23mm
Bredde:
221mm
Højde:
145mm
Forlag:
The New Press
Oplagsdato:
25 maj 2023
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