A World History of Rubber : Empire, Industry, and the Everyday

__A World History of Rubber__ 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. * Divides 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 * Highlights the interrelatedness of our world long before the age of globalization and the global social inequalities that persist today * Discusses key concepts of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, including imperialism, industrialization, racism, and inequality, through the lens of rubber * Provides an engaging and accessible narrative for all levels that is filled with archival research, illustrations, and maps A World History Of Rubber 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. Divides 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 ; Highlights The Interrelatedness Of Our World Long Before The Age Of Globalization And The Global Social Inequalities That Persist Today ; Discusses Key Concepts Of The Nineteenth And Twentieth Centuries, Including Imperialism, Industrialization, Racism, And Inequality, Through The Lens Of Rubber ; Provides An Engaging And Accessible Narrative For All Levels That Is Filled With Archival Research, Illustrations, And Maps.--publisher Website. Machine Generated Contents Note: Global Connections -- 1.race, Migration, And Labor -- Wild Rubber And Early Industry -- Wild Rubber And Empire -- Plantations' Progress: Rationality And Efficiency -- Plantation Hierarchies -- Race And Industry In The United States And Europe -- 2.women And Gender On Plantations And In Factories -- Gendering The Jungle And The Plantation -- Asian Women On Plantations -- European Women And Racism -- The Colonizing Woman -- Gendered Production In The United States And Europe -- Rubber And Sex In Indochine -- 3.demand And Everyday Consumption -- Everyday Consumption On Southeast Asian Plantations -- Class And Consumption In North America And Europe -- Race And Consumption In Europe And North America -- Gender And Consumption In Europe And North America -- Gendering Reproduction -- 4.world Wars, Nationalism, And Imperialism -- World War I -- See America First On Good Roads -- Flying For The Nation -- Restricting Rubber In The Wake Of War -- American Assertions: Herbert Hoover And Us Trade -- Firestone And Friends -- Firestone In Liberia -- Germany: Colonies And Chemicals -- World War Ii And The Us Scramble For Rubber -- Nazi Racism And Buna At Auschwitz -- Imperialism And Nationalism In The Wake Of World War Ii -- 5.resistance And Independence -- Plantations And Resistance -- Global Economic Crisis And Plantation Labor -- Success Of The Smallholders -- Plantations Under The Japanese -- Independence And Decolonization -- United Rubber Workers. Stephen L. Harp. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. A World History of Rubber 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. Divides 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 Highlights the interrelatedness of our world long before the age of globalization and the global social inequalities that persist today Discusses key concepts of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, including imperialism, industrialization, racism, and inequality, through the lens of rubber Provides an engaging and accessible narrative for all levels that is filled with archival research, illustrations, and maps The EPUB format of this title may not be compatible for use on all handheld devices.

A World History of Rubber 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.

• Divides 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
• Highlights the interrelatedness of our world long before the age of globalization and the global social inequalities that persist today
• Discusses key concepts of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, including imperialism, industrialization, racism, and inequality, through the lens of rubber
• Provides an engaging and accessible narrative for all levels that is filled with archival research, illustrations, and maps