{"product_id":"a-world-history-of-rubber-9781118934227","title":"A World History of Rubber","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA World History of Rubber\u003c\/i\u003e helps readers understand and gain new insights into the social and cultural contexts of global production and consumption, from the nineteenth century to today, through the fascinating story of one commodity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eDivides the coverage into themes of race, migration, and labor; gender on plantations and in factories; demand and everyday consumption; World Wars and nationalism; and resistance and independence\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHighlights the interrelatedness of our world long before the age of globalization and the global social inequalities that persist today\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDiscusses key concepts of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, including imperialism, industrialization, racism, and inequality, through the lens of rubber\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides an engaging and accessible narrative for all levels that is filled with archival research, illustrations, and maps\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTimeline xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlobal Rubber and Tire Companies xvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIntroduction: Why Rubber? 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlobal Connections 8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Race, Migration, and Labor 10\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Wild Rubber” and Early Industry 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Wild Rubber” and Empire 14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePlantations’ Progress: “Rationality and Efficiency” 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePlantation Hierarchies 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRace and Industry in the United States and Europe 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Women and Gender on Plantations and in Factories 40\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGendering the Jungle and the Plantation 42\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAsian Women on Plantations 44\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEuropean Women and Racism 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Colonizing Woman 50\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGendered Production in the United States and Europe 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRubber and Sex in Indochine 56\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Demand and Everyday Consumption 61\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEveryday Consumption on Southeast Asian Plantations 62\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eClass and Consumption in North America and Europe 64\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRace and Consumption in Europe and North America 68\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGender and Consumption in Europe and North America 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGendering Reproduction 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 World Wars, Nationalism, and Imperialism 83\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWorld War I 84\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“See America First” on “Good Roads” 86\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFlying for the Nation 88\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRestricting Rubber in the Wake of War 90\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAmerican Assertions: Herbert Hoover and US Trade 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFirestone and Friends 94\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFirestone in Liberia 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGermany: Colonies and Chemicals 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWorld War II and the US Scramble for Rubber 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNazi Racism and Buna at Auschwitz 105\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eImperialism and Nationalism in the Wake of World War II 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Resistance and Independence 111\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePlantations and Resistance 112\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlobal Economic Crisis and Plantation Labor 118\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSuccess of the Smallholders 120\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePlantations under the Japanese 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndependence and Decolonization 126\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUnited Rubber Workers 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion: Forgetting and Remembering Rubber 137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSuggested Readings 142\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 157\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48866381267287,"sku":"9781118934227","price":19.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/a-world-history-of-rubber-9781118934227","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}