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- Title
Amitav Ghosh. The Nutmeg's Curse: Parables for a Planet in Crisis. Chicago. The University of Chicago Press 2021. ISBN 9780226815459, Price $25.00 (Cloth). 339 Pages.
- Authors
Fowler, Cynthia T.
- Abstract
Amitav Ghosh's book, "The Nutmeg's Curse: Parables for a Planet in Crisis," explores the historical connection between human rights abuses and environmental exploitation through the lens of postcolonialism and posthumanism. The book delves into the violent colonization of the Banda Islands and the Americas, drawing parallels between the exploitation of natural resources and the ruination of the planet. Ghosh's speculative style of reasoning may appeal to some readers, while others may desire more evidence to support his propositions. Overall, the book urges readers to consider alternative lifeways to address the current climate crisis and save the planet.
- Subjects
NUTMEG tree; GHOSH, Amitav, 1956-; NUTMEG'S Curse: Parables for a Planet in Crisis, The (Book); PRICES; PARABLES; EFFECT of human beings on climate change; ENVIRONMENTAL history
- Publication
Human Ecology: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2024, Vol 52, Issue 1, p215
- ISSN
0300-7839
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10745-023-00428-7