Planet palm how palm oil ended up in everything-and endangered the world
"Jocelyn C. Zuckerman spent years traveling the globe, from Liberia to Indonesia, India to Brazil, reporting on the human and environmental impacts of this poorly understood plant. The result is Planet Palm, a riveting account blending history, science, politics, and food as seen through the pe...
| Main Author: | Zuckerman, Jocelyn C. (Author) |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
The New Press,
2021.
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| Summary: |
"Jocelyn C. Zuckerman spent years traveling the globe, from Liberia to Indonesia, India to Brazil, reporting on the human and environmental impacts of this poorly understood plant. The result is Planet Palm, a riveting account blending history, science, politics, and food as seen through the people whose lives have been upended by this hidden ingredient. This groundbreaking work of first-rate journalism compels us to examine the connections between the choices we make at the grocery store and a planet under siege"-- |
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| Physical Description: |
335 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781620975237 1620975238 1787383784 9781787383784 |
| Author Notes: |
Jocelyn C. Zuckerman is the former deputy editor of Gourmet, articles editor of OnEarth, and executive editor of Modern Farmer. An alumna of Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism and a former fellow with the Washington, DC-based Alicia Patterson Foundation, she has written for Fast Company, the American Prospect, Vogue, and many other publications. She lives in Brooklyn, with her husband and two children. |