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The fruit hunters : a story of nature, adventure, commerce and obsession
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The fruit hunters : a story of nature, adventure, commerce and obsession

Autor: Adam Gollner
Editorial: New York : Scribner, ©2008.
Edición/Formato: Libro : Inglés (eng) : 1st Scribner hardcover editionVer todas las ediciones y todos los formatos
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Tasty, lethal, hallucinogenic, and medicinal--fruits have led nations into wars, fueled dictatorships, and even lured us into new worlds. Adam Leith Gollner weaves business, science, and travel into a narrative about one of earth's most desired foods. Readers will discover why, though countless exotic fruits exist in nature, only several dozen varieties are available in supermarkets. Gollner explores the political  Leer más
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Tipo de material: Recurso en Internet
Tipo de documento: Libro/Texto, Recurso en Internet
Todos autores / colaboradores: Adam Gollner
ISBN: 9780743296946 074329694X
Número OCLC: 166373208
Descripción: viii, 279 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Responsabilidad: Adam Leith Gollner.
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Tasty, lethal, hallucinogenic, and medicinal--fruits have led nations into wars, fueled dictatorships, and even lured us into new worlds. Adam Leith Gollner weaves business, science, and travel into a narrative about one of earth's most desired foods. Readers will discover why, though countless exotic fruits exist in nature, only several dozen varieties are available in supermarkets. Gollner explores the political machinations of multinational fruit corporations, exposing the hidden alliances between agribusiness and government and what that means for public health. He traces the life of mass-produced fruits--how they are created, grown, and marketed--and he explores the underworld of fruits that are inaccessible, ignored, and even forbidden in the Western world. Peopled with a varied and bizarre cast of characters--from smugglers to explorers to inventors--this book unveils the hidden universe of fruit.--From publisher description.

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