Wednesday, August 3, 2011 - 18:30
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, labouring people around the globe have every reason to regard it as 'the devil's milk'.
New International Bookshop, Trades Hall, 54 Victoria St, Carlton. Entry $5/$2.