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Rubber is an everyday substance with a controversial past. Tim Harford tells the story of the innovations that made it a hot property, and the surge in demand that led to turmoil and bloodshed in an African colony.
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Mon 22 Jul 2019
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Tyres on a production line (Credit: Jason Lee/Reuters)
Sources
King Leopold's Ghost, 1999, Adam Hochschild, Mariner Books, New York/Boston
Noble Obsession: Charles Goodyear, Thomas Hancock
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