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The Mushroom at the End of the World - On the Possibility of Life in Capitalist Ruins (Paperback)
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The Mushroom at the End of the World - On the Possibility of Life in Capitalist Ruins (Paperback)
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Loot Price R563
Discovery Miles 5 630
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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? A tale of diversity within our
damaged landscapes, The Mushroom at the End of the World follows
one of the strangest commodity chains of our times to explore the
unexpected corners of capitalism. Here, we witness the varied and
peculiar worlds of matsutake commerce: the worlds of Japanese
gourmets, capitalist traders, Hmong jungle fighters, industrial
forests, Yi Chinese goat herders, Finnish nature guides, and more.
These companions also lead us into fungal ecologies and forest
histories to better understand the promise of cohabitation in a
time of massive human destruction. By investigating one of the
world's most sought-after fungi, The Mushroom at the End of the
World presents an original examination into the relation between
capitalist destruction and collaborative survival within
multispecies landscapes, the prerequisite for continuing life on
earth.
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