Devil’s Milk

A Social History of Rubber

John Tully

From the early stages of primitive accumulation to the heights of the industrial revolution and beyond, rubber is one of a handful of commodities that has played a crucial role in shaping the modern world, and yet, as John Tully shows in this remarkable book, laboring people around the globe have every reason to regard it as “the devil’s milk.” All the advancements made possible by rubber have occurred against a backdrop of seemingly endless exploitation, conquest, slavery, and… (more information)