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):

Palm oil.

Palm products.

Palms--Utilization.

Palms.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (354 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, New York State : 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:

Part I: Unguent of Empire

Goldie Goes In

The Flavor of Home

The Napoleon of Soap

Playboys of the South China Sea

Part II: Something's Rotten

Silent Summers

Caravan Dreams

The World Is Fat

Smog Over Singapore

Part III: Fate of a Fruit

Nutella and Other Smears

Fight the Power.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781620975244

1620975246

OCLC:

1246583167