Book ID: CBB096005484

The mushroom at the end of the world: On the possibility of life in capitalist ruins (2015)

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Tsing, Anna Lowenhaupt (Author)


Princeton University Press


Publication Date: 2015
Physical Details: 331
Language: English

A tale of diversity within our damaged landscapes, '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.

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Review Pham, Yamoi (2017) Review of "The mushroom at the end of the world: On the possibility of life in capitalist ruins". East Asian Science, Technology and Society: An International Journal (pp. 613-616). unapi

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Authors & Contributors
Black, Megan
Urban, Thomas
Johnson, Matthew P.
Peter E. Hamilton
Way, John T.
Verhoef, Grietjie
Concepts
Economic development
Globalization; internationalization
Environmental degradation
Business and commerce
Developing countries
Environmentalism
Time Periods
20th century, late
20th century
21st century
Places
United States
Germany
Japan
China
Virgin Islands (U.S.)
Shenzhen (China)
Institutions
Norddeutscher Lloyd
华大基因 (Beijing Institute of Genomics)
World Bank
Tennessee Valley Authority
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