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Set against the backdrop of the Amazon jungle in 1910, the narrative follows Roger Casement's investigation into severe human-rights abuses linked to the rubber trade. Shocked by the death of nearly thirty thousand indigenous people at the hands of rubber baron Julio César Arana, Casement's extensive report in 1912 sparked global outrage. The book delves into the dark intersections of modern capitalism and colonial exploitation, highlighting the enduring political implications of these historical events through comprehensive original research.
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Devil and Mr. Casement, Jordan Goodman
- Jazyk
- Rok vydania
- 2011
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- Titul
- Devil and Mr. Casement
- Podtitul
- One Man's Battle for Human Rights in South America's Heart of Darkness
- Jazyk
- anglicky
- Autori
- Jordan Goodman
- Vydavateľ
- St. Martins Press-3PL
- Vydavateľ
- 2011
- Väzba
- mäkká
- Počet strán
- 344
- ISBN13
- 9780312680589
- Kategórie
- Mapy a cestovanie, Svetová história
- Anotácia
- Set against the backdrop of the Amazon jungle in 1910, the narrative follows Roger Casement's investigation into severe human-rights abuses linked to the rubber trade. Shocked by the death of nearly thirty thousand indigenous people at the hands of rubber baron Julio César Arana, Casement's extensive report in 1912 sparked global outrage. The book delves into the dark intersections of modern capitalism and colonial exploitation, highlighting the enduring political implications of these historical events through comprehensive original research.