The mushroom at the end of the world : on the possibility of life in capitalist ruins / Anna Lowenhaupt Tsing
Call number: 330.1 T882M 2017 Material type: BookPublisher: English : Princeton University Press; Reprint edition, 2017Description: 352 p. ; 24 cmISBN: 9780691178325 :Other title: On the Possibility of Life in Capitalist RuinsSubject(s): Human ecology | Economic development -- Environmental aspects | Environmental degradationDDC classification: 330.1 T882M 2017 Online resources: ดูปกและสารบัญ (see cover and contents) Summary: Matsutake is the most valuable mushroom in the world―and a weed that grows in human-disturbed forests across the northern hemisphere. Through its ability to nurture trees, matsutake helps forests to grow in daunting places. It is also an edible delicacy in Japan, where it sometimes commands astronomical prices. In all its contradictions, matsutake offers insights into areas far beyond just mushrooms and addresses a crucial question: what manages to live in the ruins we have made?Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Matsutake is the most valuable mushroom in the world―and a weed that grows in human-disturbed forests across the northern hemisphere. Through its ability to nurture trees, matsutake helps forests to grow in daunting places. It is also an edible delicacy in Japan, where it sometimes commands astronomical prices. In all its contradictions, matsutake offers insights into areas far beyond just mushrooms and addresses a crucial question: what manages to live in the ruins we have made?
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