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Empire of rubber : Firestone's scramble for land and power in Liberia / Gregg Mitman.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Mitman, Gregg, author.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Firestone, Harvey Samuel, 1868-1938.
Firestone, Harvey Samuel.
Firestone Tire and Rubber Company--History.
Firestone Tire and Rubber Company.
Rubber industry and trade--Liberia--History--20th century.
Rubber industry and trade.
Rubber industry and trade--United States--History--20th century.
Liberia--Foreign economic relations--United States.
Liberia.
United States--Foreign economic relations--Liberia.
United States.
Physical Description:
xiii, 312 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Edition:
1st ed.
Place of Publication:
New York ; London : The New Press, 2021.
Summary:
"An ambitious and shocking exposé of America's hidden empire in Liberia, run by the storied Firestone corporation, and its long shadow"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
"America Should Produce Its Own Rubber"
Reverse Passage
Missionaries of Capital
An American Protectorate?
Contested Development
Plantation Lives
Cold War Concessions.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on print version record.
ISBN:
1-62097-378-2
OCLC:
1263874811

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