Empire of Rubber: Firestone's Scramble for Land and Power in Liberia
"A well-rendered and -documented tale of exploitation in the developing world" (Kirkus Reviews) with deep resonance in the present dayIn a book Paul Farmer called "a gem of a social history linking two countries stuck in uncomfortable embrace for well over a century," award-winni...
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| Zusammenfassung: | "A well-rendered and -documented tale of exploitation in the developing world" (Kirkus Reviews) with deep resonance in the present dayIn 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 |
| Beschreibung: | 312 Seiten Illustrationen |
| ISBN: | 9781620977965 1620977966 |
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