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The devil's milk : a social history of rubber / by John Tully.
| Author/creator | Tully, John A. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York : Monthly Review Press, ©2011. |
| Description | 480 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Rubber in Mesoamerican civilizations -- Rubber in the industrial revolution -- The dark side of the rubber revolution -- The Amazon rubber boom -- The lives of the Seringueiros -- There is no sin beyond the equator -- Heart of darkness: rubber and blood on the Congo -- Gutta-Percha, telegraphs, imperialism, and ecology -- "Rubber's home town" -- The 1913 IWW strike at Akron -- Sisters, brothers, unite! The Rubber Workers' Union in Akron -- The triumph of Plantation Hevea -- The planters' world -- The coolie diaspora -- The coolies' world -- Coolie revolts -- The long road to Monowitz -- Monowitz: "a bulwark of Germandom" -- The only way out is up the chimney -- The allied struggle for rubber in the Second World War -- War is good for business. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2010042687 |
| ISBN | 9781583672310 (pbk.) |
| ISBN | 1583672311 (pbk.) |
| ISBN | 9781583672327 (cloth) |
| ISBN | 158367232X (cloth) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | HD9161.A2 T85 2011 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |