{"product_id":"empire-of-rubber-firestones-scramble-for-land-and-power-in-liberia-9781620977965","title":"Empire of Rubber: Firestone's Scramble for Land and Power in Liberia","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"A well-rendered and -documented tale of exploitation in the \u003cbr\u003edeveloping world\" (\u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e) with deep resonance in the present day\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\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\u003cbr\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\" (\u003cem\u003eForeign Affairs\u003c\/em\u003e), revealing a system of racial segregation and medical experimentation that reflected Jim Crow America--on African soil.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCalled \"a brilliant, compelling read\" by Princeton scholar Rob Nixon, \u003cem\u003eEmpire of Rubber\u003c\/em\u003e, 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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-14289996\"\u003eGregg Mitman\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/11\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.60h x 5.70w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781620977965\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1620977966\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS001050\"\u003eAfrica | West\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BUS\"\u003eBusiness \u0026amp; Economics\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BUS070020\"\u003eIndustries | Automobile Industry\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-SOC\"\u003eSocial Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-SOC042000\"\u003eDeveloping \u0026amp; Emerging Countries\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGregg Mitman\u003c\/b\u003e is the Vilas Research and William Coleman Professor of History, Medical History, and Environmental Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. An award-winning author and filmmaker, his recent films and books include \u003cem\u003eThe Land Beneath Our Feet\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eBreathing Space: How Allergies Shape Our Lives and Landscapes\u003c\/em\u003e. The author of \u003cem\u003eEmpire of Rubber\u003c\/em\u003e (The New Press), he lives near Madison, Wisconsin.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44494369521901,"sku":"9781620977965","price":26.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_32c72c1f-820e-4828-812c-eb74632e4f74.jpg?v=1700928549","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/empire-of-rubber-firestones-scramble-for-land-and-power-in-liberia-9781620977965","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}