Animal, Vegetable, Junk - A History of Food, from Sustainable to Suicidal: A Food Science Nutrition History Book (Paperback)

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.

General

Imprint:	Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	May 2022
Authors:	Mark Bittman
Dimensions:	203 x 135 x 32mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	384
ISBN-13:	978-0-358-64552-8
Categories:	Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Management of land & natural resources Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General Books > Humanities > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE Books > Health, Home & Family > Family & health > Fitness & diet > Diets & dieting Books > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE Promotions
LSN:	0-358-64552-2
Barcode:	9780358645528

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