The Nutmeg's Curse: Parables for a Planet in Crisis by Amitav Ghosh

The Nutmeg's Curse: Parables for a Planet in Crisis

Amitav Ghosh

339 pages first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction history nature politics informative reflective medium-paced
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The history of the nutmeg is one of conquest and exploitation – of both human life and the natural environment – and the origin of our contemporary climate crisis. Tracing the threats to our future to the discovery of the New World and the sea ...

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informative: 91%

reflective: 67%

challenging: 45%

inspiring: 23%

hopeful: 19%

sad: 19%

dark: 15%

emotional: 13%

adventurous: 6%

tense: 6%

mysterious: 1%


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