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- ISBN
- 9781620971567
- Book Title
- Slaves for Peanuts : a Story of Conquest, Liberation, and a Crop That Changed History
- Publisher
- New Press, T.H.E.
- Item Length
- 8.5 in
- Publication Year
- 2022
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Genre
- Political Science, History
- Topic
- Africa / West, Social History, World / African, Colonialism & Post-Colonialism
- Item Weight
- 0 Oz
- Item Width
- 5.5 in
- Number of Pages
- 352 Pages
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Publisher
New Press, T.H.E.
ISBN-10
1620971569
ISBN-13
9781620971567
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4050407935
Product Key Features
Book Title
Slaves for Peanuts : a Story of Conquest, Liberation, and a Crop That Changed History
Number of Pages
352 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2022
Topic
Africa / West, Social History, World / African, Colonialism & Post-Colonialism
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Political Science, History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Weight
0 Oz
Item Length
8.5 in
Item Width
5.5 in
Additional Product Features
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2021-053036
Reviews
Praise for Slaves for Peanuts: "Astute and distressing. . . . This informative and compassionate account unearths a little-known chapter in the history of slavery and European imperialism." --Publishers Weekly "Within these pages, you'll encounter plagues and palace intrigues, adventures and misadventures, kingmakers and kingbreakers, fortunes won and lost--all wrapped around the mighty peanut! In well-researched, engaging prose, Jori Lewis unravels the intimate connections between this major export crop, enslavement, and abolition on Senegambian soil. The wars fought over it, and the history that surrounds it. This work is an important contribution to African historiography." --Sandra Jackson-Opoku, author of The River Where Blood Is Born and co-editor of Revise the Psalm "In this whirlwind tour with the yellow-blossomed peanut across the Atlantic world, journalist Jori Lewis skillfully unveils the intertwined and troubling trajectory of plants, people, slavery, and colonialism. Slaves for Peanuts is a broad, complex, and unexpected environmental history vibrantly told." --Tiya Miles, professor of history, Harvard University, and author of All That She Carried "Slaves for Peanuts is a revelation. With elegant prose and engaging details, Lewis uncovers a vital history that promises to transform our understanding of slavery and colonialism. Though focused on a single crop, this terrain is vast and deep. I highly recommend this outstanding work." --Imani Perry, Hughes-Rogers Professor of African American Studies, Princeton University, and author of Breathe "Jori Lewis's superbly readable book does more than bring life to something we all too often ignore: the history of slavery in Africa. She has also found a sort of African version of the Underground Railroad. And all of this is connected to an everyday food whose history we seldom think of." --Adam Hochschild, journalist, historian, lecturer, and bestselling author of King Leopold's Ghost "Slaves for Peanuts is an extraordinary and often tender work of meticulous research that spans time and continents, an insightful and captivating narrative of how slavery in Africa supported industrialization in the West, and how enslaved people took back their freedom. I am in awe of the authoritative care with which Jori Lewis lays out the entangled relationships between white supremacy, capitalism, food, and the indefatigable human agency. A must-read that illustrated the long-standing history of the many ways in which the African continent has been for centuries paying the price for the comforts of the Global North." --Anna Badkhen, author of Fisherman's Blues "Jori Lewis has achieved the nearly impossible task of educating us about peanuts, a vegetable juggernaut that has changed the world, while recounting stories of slavery and freedom, all presented with extraordinary nuance and humanity. Slaves for Peanuts is a triumph of deep research and engaging writing." --Andrés Reséndez, professor, department of history, University of California, Davis, and author of The Other Slavery "In this magnificently researched, beautifully told narrative history, Jori Lewis brings the roiling story of slavery and liberation in West Africa to life. By combing through stacks of archived documents on three continents, she masterfully weaves a rich tale of African kingdoms and European 'civilizers'; of unbathed Englishmen and mystical priestesses; of camel caravans and railroad bandits; of imperial decrees, epic poems, and forests in the mist. At the center of it all stands the towering figure of an African protestant pastor and liberator; and, not far away, the fertile soils that would send the humble, mighty peanut to distant shores, and into history." --Sandy Tolan, professor of journalism, USC Annenberg, and bestselling author of The Lemon Tree, Praise for Slaves for Peanuts: "Within these pages, you'll encounter plagues and palace intrigues, adventures and misadventures, kingmakers and kingbreakers, fortunes won and lost--all wrapped around the mighty peanut! In well-researched, engaging prose, Jori Lewis unravels the intimate connections between this major export crop, enslavement, and abolition on Senegambian soil. The wars fought over it, and the history that surrounds it. This work is an important contribution to African historiography." --Sandra Jackson-Opoku, author of The River Where Blood Is Born and co-editor of Revise the Psalm "In this whirlwind tour with the yellow-blossomed peanut across the Atlantic world, journalist Jori Lewis skillfully unveils the intertwined and troubling trajectory of plants, people, slavery, and colonialism. Slaves for Peanuts is a broad, complex, and unexpected environmental history vibrantly told." --Tiya Miles, professor of history, Harvard University, and author of All That She Carried "Slaves for Peanuts is a revelation. With elegant prose and engaging details, Lewis uncovers a vital history that promises to transform our understanding of slavery and colonialism. Though focused on a single crop, this terrain is vast and deep. I highly recommend this outstanding work." --Imani Perry, Hughes-Rogers Professor of African American Studies, Princeton University, and author of Breathe, Praise for Slaves for Peanuts: "Astute and distressing. . . . This informative and compassionate account unearths a little-known chapter in the history of slavery and European imperialism." --Publishers Weekly "Within these pages, you'll encounter plagues and palace intrigues, adventures and misadventures, kingmakers and kingbreakers, fortunes won and lost--all wrapped around the mighty peanut! In well-researched, engaging prose, Jori Lewis unravels the intimate connections between this major export crop, enslavement, and abolition on Senegambian soil. The wars fought over it, and the history that surrounds it. This work is an important contribution to African historiography." --Sandra Jackson-Opoku, author of The River Where Blood Is Born and co-editor of Revise the Psalm "In this whirlwind tour with the yellow-blossomed peanut across the Atlantic world, journalist Jori Lewis skillfully unveils the intertwined and troubling trajectory of plants, people, slavery, and colonialism. Slaves for Peanuts is a broad, complex, and unexpected environmental history vibrantly told." --Tiya Miles, professor of history, Harvard University, and author of All That She Carried "Slaves for Peanuts is a revelation. With elegant prose and engaging details, Lewis uncovers a vital history that promises to transform our understanding of slavery and colonialism. Though focused on a single crop, this terrain is vast and deep. I highly recommend this outstanding work." --Imani Perry, Hughes-Rogers Professor of African American Studies, Princeton University, and author of Breathe "Jori Lewis's superbly readable book does more than bring life to something we all too often ignore: the history of slavery in Africa. She has also found a sort of African version of the Underground Railroad. And all of this is connected to an everyday food whose history we seldom think of." --Adam Hochschild, journalist, historian, lecturer, and bestselling author of King Leopold's Ghost "Slaves for Peanuts is an extraordinary and often tender work of meticulous research that spans time and continents, an insightful and captivating narrative of how slavery in Africa supported industrialization in the West, and how enslaved people took back their freedom. I am in awe of the authoritative care with which Jori Lewis lays out the entangled relationships between white supremacy, capitalism, food, and the indefatigable human agency. A must-read that illustrated the long-standing history of the many ways in which the African continent has been for centuries paying the price for the comforts of the Global North." --Anna Badkhen, author of Fisherman's Blues "Jori Lewis has achieved the nearly impossible task of educating us about peanuts, a vegetable juggernaut that has changed the world, while recounting stories of slavery and freedom, all presented with extraordinary nuance and humanity. Slaves for Peanuts is a triumph of deep research and engaging writing." --Andrés Reséndez, professor, department of history, University of California, Davis, and author of The Other Slavery "In this magnificently researched, beautifully told narrative history, Jori Lewis brings the roiling story of African slavery and liberation to life. By combing through stacks of archived documents on three continents, she masterfully weaves a rich tale of African kingdoms and European 'civilizers'; of unbathed Englishmen and mystical priestesses; of camel caravans and railroad bandits; of imperial decrees, epic poems, and forests in the mist. At the center of it all stands the towering figure of an African protestant pastor and liberator; and, not far away, the fertile soils that would send the humble, mighty peanut to distant shores, and into history." --Sandy Tolan, professor of journalism, USC Annenberg, and bestselling author of The Lemon Tree
Synopsis
A stunning work of popular history--the story of how a crop transformed the history of slavery Americans consume over 1.5 billion pounds of peanut products every year. But few of us know the peanut's tumultuous history, or its intimate connection to slavery and freedom. Lyrical and powerful, Slaves for Peanuts deftly weaves together the natural and human history of a crop that transformed the lives of millions. 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. Delving deep into West African and European archives, Lewis recreates a world on the coast of Africa that is breathtakingly real and unlike anything modern readers have experienced. Slaves for Peanuts is told through the eyes of a set of richly detailed characters--from an African-born French missionary harboring runaway slaves, to the leader of a Wolof state navigating the politics of French imperialism--who challenge our most basic assumptions of the motives and people who supported human bondage. At a time when Americans are grappling with the enduring consequences of slavery, here is a new and revealing chapter in its global history., Winner, James Beard Foundation Book Award for Reference, History, and Scholarship Winner, Harriet Tubman Prize A stunning work of popular history--the story of how a crop transformed the history of slavery "A complex story crossing time and oceans" (National Public Radio), Jori Lewis's prizewinning Slaves for Peanuts deftly weaves together the natural and human history of a crop that transformed the lives of millions. "With elegant prose and engaging details" (National Book Award-winner Imani Perry), 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. "This informative and compassionate account unearths a little-known chapter in the history of slavery and European imperialism" ( Publishers Weekly ), recreating a world on the coast of Africa that is breathtakingly real and unlike anything modern readers have experienced. Slaves for Peanuts is "told in rich detail through the eyes of West African men and women" (Civil Eats)--from an African-born French missionary harboring runaway slaves, to the leader of a Wolof state navigating the politics of French imperialism--who challenge our most basic assumptions of the motives and people who supported human bondage. At a time when Americans are grappling with the enduring consequences of slavery, here is a new and revealing chapter in its global history., Winner, James Beard Foundation Book Award for Reference, History, and Scholarship Winner, Harriet Tubman Prize A stunning work of popular history--the story of how a crop transformed the history of slavery "A complex story crossing time and oceans" (National Public Radio), Jori Lewis's prizewinning Slaves for Peanuts deftly weaves together the natural and human history of a crop that transformed the lives of millions. "With elegant prose and engaging details" (National Book Award-winner Imani Perry), 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. "This informative and compassionate account unearths a little-known chapter in the history of slavery and European imperialism" (Publishers Weekly), recreating a world on the coast of Africa that is breathtakingly real and unlike anything modern readers have experienced. Slaves for Peanuts is "told in rich detail through the eyes of West African men and women" (Civil Eats)--from an African-born French missionary harboring runaway slaves, to the leader of a Wolof state navigating the politics of French imperialism--who challenge our most basic assumptions of the motives and people who supported human bondage. At a time when Americans are grappling with the enduring consequences of slavery, here is a new and revealing chapter in its global history.
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HT867.L49 2022
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