The Mushroom at the End of the World : On the Possibility of Life in Capitalist Ruins / Anna Lowenhaupt Tsing (Author)

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Princeton University Press; 2015Description: 352p; 20x13cmISBN:

9780691162751

Subject(s):

GF1-900 Human ecology. Anthropogeography

DDC classification:

330.1-- dc23

LOC classification:

GF21.T76 2015

Summary: 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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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	SAF Reference Library Book Case #9	Geography. Anthropology. Recreation.	GF1-900 9-209.15 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available

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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