A World History of Rubber helps readers understand & gain new insights into the social & cultural contexts of global production & consumption from the nineteenth century to today through the fascinating story of one commodity Divides the coverage into themes of race migration & labor; gender on plantations & in factories; demand & everyday consumption; World Wars & nationalism; & resistance & independence Highlights the interrelatedness of our world long before the age of globalization & the global social inequalities that persist today Discusses key concepts of the nineteenth & twentieth centuries including imperialism industrialization racism & inequality through the lens of rubber Provides an engaging & accessible narrative for all levels that is filled with archival research illustrations & maps