The Nutmeg's curse (Record no. 62545)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9780670095629
028 ## - DISTRIBUTOR NAME
Distributor Name : International Book Distrubutors
Distributor address : Flat No. 17, Prakash Apartment, 4405/2,5, Ansari Road, Daryaganj, New Delhi.
Bill Number : 120876
Bill Date : 22/10/2024
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 823.914 GHO
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Ghosh, Amitav.
245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT
Title The Nutmeg's curse
Remainder of title : parables for a planet in crisis.
Statement of responsibility, etc / Amitav Ghosh.
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication, distribution, etc Gurugram
Name of publisher, distributor, etc : Penguin
Date of publication, distribution, etc , 2021.
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent 339p.
Dimensions : 24cm.
365 ## - TRADE PRICE
Price amount 489
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc Before the 18th century, every single nutmeg in the world originated around a group of small volcanic islands east of Java, known as the Banda Islands. As the nutmeg made its way across the known world, they became immensely valuable - in 16th century Europe, just a handful could buy a house. It was not long before European traders became conquerors, and the indigenous Bandanese communities - and the islands themselves - would pay a high price for access to this precious commodity. Yet the bloody fate of the Banda Islands forewarns of a threat to our present day.<br/><br/>Amitav Ghosh argues that the nutmeg's violent trajectory from its native islands is revealing of a wider colonial mindset which justifies the exploitation of human life and the natural environment, and which dominates geopolitics to this day.<br/><br/>Written against the backdrop of the pandemic and the Black Lives Matter protests, and interweaving discussions on everything from climate change, the migrant crisis, and the animist spirituality of indigenous communities around the world, The Nutmeg's Curse offers a sharp critique of Western society, and reveals the profoundly remarkable ways in which human history is shaped by non-human forces.
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Novel
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Western society
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Reveals
700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Amitav Ghosh
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    Dewey Decimal Classification     SNU LIBRARY SNU LIBRARY 05/11/2024 International Book Distributors 489.00 3 1 823.914 GHO 30452 07/12/2025 23/11/2025 05/11/2024 Books
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