In Beyond Racism and Poverty Karin Lurvink explains how the truck system functioned on Louisiana plantations and Dutch peateries between 1865 and 1920. She does this by going beyond the commonly used frameworks of racism and poverty.

Dr. Karin Lurvink (1987), Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, obtained her Ph.D. in 2016 and is currently a Postdoctoral Researcher. She works on the project 'Slaves, Commodities, and Logistics', which is looking at the impact of slavery on the Dutch economy.