{"product_id":"empire-of-rubber-gregg-mitman-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 Gregg Mitman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1620977966\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781620977965\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/11\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\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","brand":"Gregg Mitman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44076283068671,"sku":"9781620977965","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8fa76e8f-9e97-4a45-beac-0e01c78c0f6e.jpg?v=1685464145","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/empire-of-rubber-gregg-mitman-9781620977965","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}