{"product_id":"slaves-for-peanuts-a-story-of-conquest-liberation-and-a-crop-that-changed-history-paperback","title":"Slaves for Peanuts: A Story of Conquest, Liberation, and a Crop That Changed History - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJori Lewis\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner, James Beard Foundation Book Award for Reference, History, and Scholarship\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner, Harriet Tubman Prize\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eSlaves for Peanuts\u003c\/em\u003e plumbs a fascinating and disturbing slice of history, shining a light on another glaring example of Western hypocrisy and oppression.\" --NPR Books\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A complex story crossing time and oceans\" (National Public Radio), Jori Lewis's prizewinning \u003ci\u003eSlaves for Peanuts\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This informative and compassionate account unearths a little-known chapter in the history of slavery and European imperialism\" (\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e), 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\" (\u003ci\u003eCivil Eats\u003c\/i\u003e)--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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt a time when Americans are grappling with the enduring consequences of slavery, here is a new and revealing chapter in its global history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJori Lewis\u003c\/strong\u003e is an award-winning journalist who writes about agriculture and the environment. Her reports have appeared on PRI's \u003cem\u003eThe World\u003c\/em\u003e and in \u003cem\u003eDiscover Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ePacific Standard\u003c\/em\u003e, and the \u003cem\u003eVirginia Quarterly Review\u003c\/em\u003e. She is also a contributing editor of \u003cem\u003eAdi\u003c\/em\u003e, a literary magazine about global politics. In 2018, she received the prestigious Whiting Grant for Creative Nonfiction. Lewis splits her time between Illinois and Senegal, and \u003cem\u003eSlaves for Peanuts\u003c\/em\u003e (The New Press) is her first book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 8.8 x 5.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 08, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51758529151264,"sku":"9781620979174","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/a1ed2c9bf1c73977688ab76c7b0e17fb_1e27cd33-6c81-4442-9e55-5f1e633122de.webp?v=1780128775","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/slaves-for-peanuts-a-story-of-conquest-liberation-and-a-crop-that-changed-history-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}