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Animal, vegetable, junk, a history of food, from sustainable to suicidal, Mark Bittman

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Animal, vegetable, junk, a history of food, from sustainable to suicidal, Mark Bittman

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eng

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Animal, vegetable, junk

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bibliography

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Mark Bittman

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a history of food, from sustainable to suicidal

Summary

The story of humankind is usually told as one of technological innovation and economic influence-of arrowheads and atomic bombs, settlers and stock markets. But behind it all, there is an even more fundamental driver: Food. In Animal, Vegetable, Junk, trusted food authority Mark Bittman offers a panoramic view of how the frenzy for food has driven human history to some of its most catastrophic moments, from slavery and colonialism to famine and genocide and to our current moment, wherein Big Food exacerbates climate change, plunders our planet, and sickens its people. Even still, Bittman refuses to concede that the battle is lost, pointing to activists, workers, and governments around the world who are choosing well-being over corporate greed and gluttony, and fighting to free society from Big Food's grip. Sweeping, impassioned, and ultimately full of hope, Animal, Vegetable, Junk reveals not only how food has shaped our past, but also how we can transform it to reclaim our future

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History of food, from sustainable to suicidal

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