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

Título:

ISBN:

9781620973776

Autor personal:

Mitman, Gregg

Información de publicación:

New York : The New Press, 2021.

Descripción física:

xiii, 312 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm

Nota general:

Map on endpapers.

Contenido:

"America Should Produce Its Own Rubber" -- Reverse Passage -- Missionaries of Capital -- An American Protectorate? -- Contested Development -- Plantation Lives -- Cold War Concessions.

Síntesis:

"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.

Materia personal:

Firestone, Harvey Samuel, 1868-1938.

Materia corporativa:

Firestone Tire and Rubber Company -- History.

Término geográfico:

Liberia -- Foreign economic relations -- United States

United States -- Foreign economic relations -- Liberia

DAK_SUBJECT_TERM_DISPLAY:

Rubber industry and trade--Liberia -- History 20th century

Rubber industry and trade--United States -- History 20th century

DAK_OCLC_NUMBER:

on1249800285