Slaves for peanuts : a story of conquest, liberation, and a crop that changed history / Jori Lewis.

By:

Lewis, Jori

Publisher: New York : The New Press, 2022Description: xiii, 367 pages : illustrations, maps ; 29 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9781620971567

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

306.3620966 23/eng/20211028

LOC classification:

HT867 .L49 2022

Summary: "A stunning work of popular history-the story of how a crop transformed the history of slavery. Author Jori Lewis reveals how demand for peanut oil in Europe ensured that slavery in Africa would persist well into the twentieth century, long after the European powers had officially banned it in the territories they controlled"-- Provided by publisher.

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Shelving location	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
New Book	NMC Library	New Book Shelf	HT867 .L49 2022 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		33039001526747

Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-362) and index.

"A stunning work of popular history-the story of how a crop transformed the history of slavery. Author Jori Lewis reveals how demand for peanut oil in Europe ensured that slavery in Africa would persist well into the twentieth century, long after the European powers had officially banned it in the territories they controlled"-- Provided by publisher.

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