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

352 pages first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction history nature politics informative reflective medium-paced

Description

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 89%
reflective 67%
challenging 50%
sad 27%
inspiring 21%
hopeful 18%
emotional 14%
dark 10%
tense 7%
adventurous 5%
mysterious 3%

Pace

medium 57%
slow 33%
fast 9%

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