Cover -- Contents -- List of Figures, Graphs, and Maps -- Abbreviations Used in the Text -- Introduction -- 1. The Oil Palm in Africa -- 2. Early Encounters and Exchanges -- 3. From "Legitimate Commerce" to the "Scramble for Africa" -- 4. Oil Palms and the Industrial Revolution -- 5. Machines in...

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