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Animal Vegetable Junk: A History of Food, from Sustainable to Suicidal

Author: Mark Bittman.

Animal Vegetable Junk: A History of Food, from Sustainable to Suicidal

Author: Mark Bittman.

$18.99 $5.98
Item #: D30054
Format: Paperback
Pages: 370
Publication Date: 2022
Publisher: Mariner
ISBN: 9780358645528
The rise of Homo sapiens is usually attributed to technology or economics, but there is a more fundamental driver: food. In the past five centuries, the necessity of feeding growing populations has spurred exploration, colonialism, slavery, and capitalism. A century ago, food was industrialized, and new styles of agriculture and production have written a new... More
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The rise of Homo sapiens is usually attributed to technology or economics, but there is a more fundamental driver: food. In the past five centuries, the necessity of feeding growing populations has spurred exploration, colonialism, slavery, and capitalism. A century ago, food was industrialized, and new styles of agriculture and production have written a new chapter of human history, one that's driving both climate change and global health crises. Offering a panoramic view, Mark Bittman explains how we can rescue ourselves from the modern wrong turn.


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