Oil palm : a global history / Jonathan E. Robins.
| Author/creator | Robins, Jonathan author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2021] |
| Description | 418 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Flows, migrations, and exchanges Flows, migrations, and exchanges. ^A1347336 |
| Contents | The oil palm in Africa -- Early encounters across the Atlantic world -- From "legitimate commerce" to the "scramble for Africa" -- Oil palms in the Industrial Revolution -- Machines in the palm groves -- African smallholders under colonial rule -- The plantation complex in southeast Asia -- From colonialism to development -- Industrial frontiers -- The oil palm's new frontiers -- Globalization and the oil palm boom. |
| Abstract | "Oil palms are ubiquitous--grown in nearly every tropical country, they supply the world with more edible fat than any other plant and play a role in scores of packaged products, from lipstick and soap to margarine and cookies. And as Jonathan E. Robins shows, sweeping social transformations carried the plant around the planet. By telling the story of the oil palm across multiple centuries and continents, Robins demonstrates how the fruits of an African palm tree became a key commodity in the story of global capitalism, beginning in the eras of slavery and imperialism, persisting through decolonization, and stretching to the present day"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Genre/form | History. |
| LCCN | 2020056875 |
| ISBN | 9781469662886 hardcover |
| ISBN | 1469662884 hardcover |
| ISBN | 9781469662893 paperback |
| ISBN | 1469662892 paperback |
| ISBN | electronic book |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | HD9490.5 .P343 A357 2021 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |