TY - BOOK AU - Lewis,Jori TI - Slaves for peanuts: a story of conquest, liberation, and a crop that changed history SN - 9781620971567 AV - HT867 .L49 2022 U1 - 306.3620966 23/eng/20211028 PY - 2022/// CY - New York PB - The New Press KW - Agricultural laborers KW - Africa, West KW - Peanut industry KW - Slavery N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-362) and index N2 - "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"-- ER -