Jonathan E. Robins
Associate Professor of Global History
Michigan Technological University
Michigan Technological University
Jonathan Robins studies the histories of commodities and how they've reshaped societies, industries, and our planet. His most recent book is "Oil Palm: A Global History" (University of North Carolina Press, 2021), which explores how palm oil and the tree that makes it became so important in the global economy. He also has researched and published on the history of cotton, colonialism, and food and nutrition.
How colonialism made palm oil the world’s most hated and most used fat source
Palm oil entered the global economy in the 1500s aboard ships engaged in the transatlantic slave trade. Read More
