{"product_id":"9781620977965","title":"Empire of Rubber : Firestone's Scramble for Land and Power in Liberia by Gregg Mitman","description":"\"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.\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback \/ softback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56304323035509,"sku":"9781620977965","price":13.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781620977965.jpg?v=1762795690","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9781620977965","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}