The nutmeg's curse : parables for a planet in crisis
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Published
Chicago, IL : The University of Chicago Press, 2021.
ISBN
0226815455, 9780226815459, 9780226823959, 0226823954
Physical Desc
339 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Status
Wayland - Adult
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Published
Chicago, IL : The University of Chicago Press, 2021.
Format
Book
Language
English
ISBN
0226815455, 9780226815459, 9780226823959, 0226823954
UPC
40030804597
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-325) and index.
Description
"The Nutmeg's Curse: Parables for a Planet in Crisis frames climate change and the Anthropocene as the culmination of a history that begins with the discovery of the New World and of the sea route to the Indian Ocean. Ghosh makes the case that the political dynamics of climate change today are rooted in the centuries-old geopolitical order that was constructed by Western colonialism. This argument is set within a broader narrative about human entanglements with botanical matter-spices, tea, sugarcane, opium, and fossil fuels-and the continuities that bind human history with these earthly materials. Ghosh also writes explicitly against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Black Lives Matter protests, and international immigration debates, among other pressing issues, framing these ongoing crises in a new way by showing how the colonialist extractive mindset is directly connected to the deep inequality we see around us today"--,Publisher's description.
Description
A powerful work of history, essay, testimony, and polemic, Amitav Ghosh's new book traces our contemporary planetary crisis back to the discovery of the New World and the sea route to the Indian Ocean. The Nutmeg's Curse argues that the dynamics of climate change today are rooted in a centuries-old geopolitical order constructed by Western colonialism. At the center of Ghosh's narrative is the now-ubiquitous spice nutmeg. The history of the nutmeg is one of conquest and exploitation--of both human life and the natural environment. In Ghosh's hands, the story of the nutmeg becomes a parable for our environmental crisis, revealing the ways human history has always been entangled with earthly materials such as spices, tea, sugarcane, opium, and fossil fuels. Our crisis, he shows, is ultimately the result of a mechanistic view of the earth, where nature exists only as a resource for humans to use for our own ends, rather than a force of its own, full of agency and meaning--Publisher's description.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Ghosh, A. (2021). The nutmeg's curse: parables for a planet in crisis . The University of Chicago Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Ghosh, Amitav, 1956-. 2021. The Nutmeg's Curse: Parables for a Planet in Crisis. The University of Chicago Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Ghosh, Amitav, 1956-. The Nutmeg's Curse: Parables for a Planet in Crisis The University of Chicago Press, 2021.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Ghosh, Amitav. The Nutmeg's Curse: Parables for a Planet in Crisis The University of Chicago Press, 2021.
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