Planet palm : how palm oil ended up in everything-and endangered the world / Jocelyn C. Zuckerman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Zuckerman, Jocelyn C., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Palms--Utilization.

Palms.

Palm oil.

Palm products.

Physical Description:

335 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : The New Press, 2021.

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"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Prologue: Oil crisis

Unguent of empire. Goldie goes in ; the flavor of home ; The Napoleon of soap ; Playboys of the South China Sea

Something's rotten. Silent summers ; Caravan dreams ; The world is fat ; Smog over Singapore

Fate of a fruit. Nutella and other smears ; Fight the power

Epilogue: Post-pandemic palm.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781620975237

1620975238

OCLC:

1142958998

Publisher Number:

99987522956