Animal, Vegetable, Junk: A History of Food, from Sustainable to Suicidal: A Food Science Nutrition History Book Contributor(s): Bittman, Mark (Author) |
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ISBN: 0358645522 ISBN-13: 9780358645528 Publisher: Harvest Publications OUR PRICE: $17.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2022 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Agriculture & Food - Health & Fitness | Diet & Nutrition - General - History | Civilization |
Dewey: 394.12 |
LCCN: 2020034051 |
Physical Information: 1" H x 5.2" W x 8" (0.60 lbs) 384 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: From hunting and gathering to GMOs and ultra-processed foods, this expansive tour of human history rewrites the story of our species and points the way to a better future. The history of Homo sapiens is usually told as a story of technology or economics. But there is a more fundamental driver: food. How we hunted and gathered explains our emergence as a new species and our earliest technology; our first food systems, from fire to agriculture, tell where we settled and how civilizations expanded. The quest for food for growing populations drove exploration, colonialism, slavery, even capitalism. A century ago, food was industrialized. Since then, advancing styles of agriculture and food production have written a new chapter of human history, one that's driving both climate change and global health crises. Best-selling food authority Mark Bittman offers a panoramic view of the story and explains how we can rescue ourselves from the modern wrong turn. |