Palm Oil Diaspora

by Case Watkins

Book Overview

Behind the social and environmental destruction of modern palm oil production lies a long and complex history of landscapes, cultures, and economies linking Africa and its diaspora in the Atlantic World. Case Watkins traces palm oil from its prehistoric emergence in western Africa to biodiverse groves and cultures in Northeast Brazil, and finally the plantation monocultures plundering contemporary rainforest communities. Drawing on ethnography, landscape...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1108746233
• ISBN13: 9781108746236
• Release Date: September 2023
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 367 Pages
• Weight: 1.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"