The Nutmeg's Curse: Parables for a Planet in Crisis by Amitav Ghosh

The Nutmeg's Curse: Parables for a Planet in Crisis

Amitav Ghosh

339 pages first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction history nature politics informative reflective medium-paced
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The history of the nutmeg is one of conquest and exploitation – of both human life and the natural environment – and the origin of our contemporary climate crisis. Tracing the threats to our future to the discovery of the New World and the sea ...

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informative 90%
reflective 65%
challenging 47%
inspiring 23%
sad 21%
hopeful 18%
dark 12%
emotional 12%
adventurous 5%
tense 5%
mysterious 2%

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slow 34%
fast 11%

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