A World History of Rubber

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Empire, Industry, and the Everyday

By Stephen L. Harp

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A World History of Rubber by Stephen L. Harp explores the historical development and global impact of rubber across various industries and cultures. The book delves into how rubber influenced economic, technological, and social changes from its origins to its role in modern times. Harp provides a detailed examination of how this versatile material shaped societies and economies globally.
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You might enjoy this book if you're fascinated by the global impact of commodities and the intricate histories behind everyday materials. The narrative unravels how a simple resource like rubber has driven historical changes in trade, industry, and colonisation, offering a unique perspective on its economic and cultural significance throughout time.

A World History of Rubber

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.

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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 labour; 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 globalisation and the global social inequalities that persist today.

Discusses key concepts of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, including imperialism, industrialisation, 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.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781118934227

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 11 December 2015

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 9.0mm

Width: 140.0mm

Height: 217.0mm

Weight: 263g

Pages: 192

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Education & Reference Engineering, Technology & Agriculture History & Military Non-Fiction Stephen L. Harp

About the Author

Stephen L. Harp is Professor of History, Professor of French, and Director of Humanities at the University of Akron, USA. He is a social and cultural historian focused on transnational European and world history. He is the author of Au Naturel: Naturism, Nudism, and European Tourism in Twentieth-Century France (2014), Marketing Michelin: Advertising and Cultural Identity in Twentieth-Century France (2001), and Learning to Be Loyal: Primary Schooling as Nation Building in Alsace and Lorraine, 1850-1940 (1998). He resides in Akron, Ohio, the former global “rubber capital.”