Animal, Vegetable, Junk: A History of Food, from Sustainable to Suicidal by Mark Bittman

Animal, Vegetable, Junk: A History of Food, from Sustainable to Suicidal

Mark Bittman

380 pages first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction food and drink history sociology informative medium-paced

Description

From hunting and gathering to GMOs and ultraprocessed 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 econ...

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