{"product_id":"9781620973776","title":"Empire of Rubber","description":"Author: Gregg Mitman\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781620973776\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: New Press, The\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 08 Feb 2022\u003cbr\u003ePages: 288\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A well-rendered and -documented tale of exploitation in the developing world\" (Kirkus Reviews) with deep resonance in the present day\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eScouring 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCalled \"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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46833150754974,"sku":"ADS-9781620973776","price":47.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781620973776.jpg?v=1778650427","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781620973776","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}