The mushroom at the end of the world : on the possibility of life in capitalist ruins
Tsing, Anna Lowenhaupt2017
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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?
Main title:
The mushroom at the end of the world : on the possibility of life in capitalist ruins / Anna Lowenhaupt Tsing.
Author:
Tsing, Anna Lowenhaupt, author
Imprint:
Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2017.
Collation:
xii, 331 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Audience:
Specialized.
ISBN:
9780691178325 (pbk)
Dewey class:
330.1
LC class:
GF21
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
2128677
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