{"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\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"New Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50534105612562,"sku":"9781620977965","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_94014b3b-ac1c-4cea-9d23-9c49ba48ecd3.jpg?v=1731423333","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/empire-of-rubber-firestones-scramble-for-land-and-power-in-liberia-9781620977965","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}