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GROWING AMERICAN RUBBER: STRATEGIC PLANTS AND THE POLITICS By Mark R Finlay Mint
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- ISBN-10
- 0813544831
- Publication Name
- Rutgers University Press
- Type
- Hardcover
- Item Height
- 9.5 inches
- ISBN
- 9780813544830
- Publication Year
- 2009
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Book Title
- Growing American Rubber : Strategic Plants and the Politics of National Security
- Item Length
- 9in
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Genre
- Technology & Engineering, Science, History
- Topic
- Technical & Manufacturing Industries & Trades, History, United States / General
- Item Width
- 6in
- Item Weight
- 24.1 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 360 Pages
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Growing American Rubber explores America's quest during tense decades of the twentieth century to identify a viable source of domestic rubber. Straddling international revolutions and world wars, this unique and well-researched history chronicles efforts of leaders in business, science, and government to sever American dependence on foreign suppliers. Although synthetic rubber emerged from World War II as one solution, the issue of ever-diminishing natural resources and the question of how to meet modern-day demands linger today.
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Publisher
Rutgers University Press
ISBN-10
0813544831
ISBN-13
9780813544830
eBay Product ID (ePID)
71736937
Product Key Features
Book Title
Growing American Rubber : Strategic Plants and the Politics of National Security
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Technical & Manufacturing Industries & Trades, History, United States / General
Publication Year
2009
Genre
Technology & Engineering, Science, History
Number of Pages
360 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
24.1 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Hd9161.U52f56 2009
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Mark Finlay writes with fluency and great narrative verve and he successfully weaves together the biological, technological, economic, political, and military strands of a complex story. - Philip J. Pauly, author of Fruits and Plains; The Horticultural Transformation of America, Finlay's excellent book indicates just how central rubber has been to American history since the start of the twentiety century., Mr. Finlay has produced an outstandingly well-documented and thoroughly researched narrative of the history of the modest rubber plant., "Mark Finlay's research has been extensive and is unlikely to be duplicated any time in the near future. He writes with fluency and great narrative verve and he successfully weaves together the biological, technological, economic, political, and military strands of a complex story." Philip J. Pauly, author of Fruits and Plains: The Horticultural Transformation of America, By moving beyond the well-known stories of Edison''s and Ford''s efforts to find domestic sources of rubber, Mark Finlay provides readers with a fresh and important analysis of the connections between military and economic national security and access to a vital strategic natural resource that has implications for the present day., This is a good story, well-told. The range and variety of resources that Finlay has explored is first-rate. As we now debate the sustainability of natural resources, the themes of this book could not be more relevant., Mark Finlay''s research has been extensive and is unlikely to be duplicated any time in the near future. He writes with fluency and great narrative verve and he successfully weaves together the biological, technological, economic, political, and military strands of a complex story., Finlay has written an engaging, poignant work that demonstrates the strategic connection between agriculture, industry, and national defense and shows the importance of rubber to American industrial and military might. Finlay consulted a variety of archival sources to produce this thoroughly researched, well-documented work. He tells an important story that has broader implications for diplomatic historians and scholars who study the importance of agriculture and industry. Recommended., "At last, the humble rubber plant takes center stage, vividly demonstrating the interdependence of agriculture and industry in twentieth-century America. A remarkable and timely book!" Deborah Fitzgerald, author ofEvery Farm a Factory: The Industrial Ideal in American Agriculture, At last, the humble rubber plant takes center stage, vividly demonstrating the interdependence of agriculture and industry in twentieth-century America. A remarkable and timely book!, Growing American Rubber is a significant contribution to many fields, not the least of which is the history of technology and science. Finlay deftly weaves stories of diplomacy, scientific research, interest-group politics, entrepreneurs, farmers, laborers, and the environment to tell the story of rubber-crop research in the first half of the twentieth century., "Mark Finlay's research has been extensive and is unlikely to be duplicated any time in the near future. He writes with fluency and great narrative verve and he successfully weaves together the biological, technological, economic, political, and military strands of a complex story." Philip J. Pauly, author ofFruits and Plains: The Horticultural Transformation of America, "Mark Finlay’s research has been extensive and is unlikely to be duplicated any time in the near future. He writes with fluency and great narrative verve and he successfully weaves together the biological, technological, economic, political, and military strands of a complex story." Philip J. Pauly, author ofFruits and Plains: The Horticultural Transformation of America, "By moving beyond the well-known stories of Edison's and Ford's efforts to find domestic sources of rubber, Mark Finlay provides readers with a fresh and important analysis of the connections between military and economic national security and access to a vital strategic natural resource that has implications for the present day." Paul Israel, director and editor, Thomas A. Edison Papers, Rutgers University, Finlay's narrative is at its best when he details this interface of economy, ecology, and politics, supported by extensive archival research into seemingly every prospect for growing rubber., "This is a good story, well-told. The range and variety of resources that Finlay has explored is first-rate. As we now debate the sustainability of natural resources, the themes of this book could not be more relevant." David E. Wright, professor in the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources at Michigan State University, Finlay''s narrative is at its best when he details this interface of economy, ecology, and politics, supported by extensive archival research into seemingly every prospect for growing rubber., By moving beyond the well-known stories of Edison's and Ford's efforts to find domestic sources of rubber, Mark Finlay provides readers with a fresh and important analysis of the connections between military and economic national security and access to a vital strategic natural resource that has implications for the present day., "Finlay's book is a telling reminder of an earlier chapter in American history when rubber, not oil, was king, and when agricultural innovation seemed to hold the greatest promise of a solution to America's resource needs." Gregg Mitman, author ofBreathing Space: How Allergies Shape Our Lives and Landscapes, Mark Finlay's research has been extensive and is unlikely to be duplicated any time in the near future. He writes with fluency and great narrative verve and he successfully weaves together the biological, technological, economic, political, and military strands of a complex story., Finlay''s excellent book indicates just how central rubber has been to American history since the start of the twentiety century., "At last, the humble rubber plant takes center stage, vividly demonstrating the interdependence of agriculture and industry in twentieth-century America. A remarkable and timely book!" Deborah Fitzgerald, author of Every Farm a Factory: The Industrial Ideal in American Agriculture, Finlay's well-researched work makes clear the importance of rubber in American history. The United States shifted from domestic organic to inorganic and foreign solutions to the modern consumer driven economy. Unfortunately the United States still relies on a risky combination of imported natural rubber and synthetic rubber derived from petroleum, making this study timely and relevant., Finlay''s well-researched work makes clear the importance of rubber in American history. The United States shifted from domestic organic to inorganic and foreign solutions to the modern consumer driven economy. Unfortunately the United States still relies on a risky combination of imported natural rubber and synthetic rubber derived from petroleum, making this study timely and relevant., "Finlay's book is a telling reminder of an earlier chapter in American history when rubber, not oil, was king, and when agricultural innovation seemed to hold the greatest promise of a solution to America's resource needs." Gregg Mitman, author of Breathing Space: How Allergies Shape Our Lives and Landscapes
Table of Content
List of Illustrations List of Tables Acknowledgments Introduction The American Dependence on Imported Rubber Domestic Rubber Crops in an Era of Nationalism and Internationalism Thomas Edison and the Challenges of the New Rubber Crops The Nadir of Rubber Crop Research, 1928-1941 Crops in War: Rubber Plant Research on the Grand Scale Sustainable Rubber from Grain Resistance to Domestic Rubber Crops and the Decline of the Emergency Rubber Project From Domestic Rubber Crops to Biotechnology Notes Index
Copyright Date
2009
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2008-029190
Dewey Decimal
633.8/95
Series
Studies in Modern Science, Technology, and the Environment Ser.
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes
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