Eating promiscuously : adventures in the future of food / James McWilliams.
Eating promiscuously : adventures in the future of food / James McWilliams.
Eating promiscuously : adventures in the future of food / James McWilliams.
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Publisher
Berkeley, CA : Counterpoint Press, [2017]
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G 2017/2700
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Language
English
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Physical content
xxiii, 197 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
The bonobo diet -- The paradox of abundance -- No farmers, food -- Democratizing protein -- The Tao of trash -- Underwater treasures -- Dead meat -- Becoming promiscuous.
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Publisher
Berkeley, CA : Counterpoint Press, [2017]
Place of Publication
California
Date Published
[2017]
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Summary
"The human practice of farming food has failed. There are 7,500 known varieties of domesticated apples; we regularly eat about five. Seventy-five percent of the world's food derives from five animals and twelve plants. Factory farmed meat is a major source of greenhouse gas emissions (about 14 percent, larger than transportation) and consumes 75 pe...
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Eating promiscuously : adventures in the future of food / James McWilliams.
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G 2017/2700
Record Identifier
74VKVLvPex43
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVLvPex43
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ISBN
1619027356 hardcover
9781619027350 hardcover
DDC
394.12
MMS ID
991024107914602626
