{"product_id":"the-mushroom-at-the-end-of-the-world-on-the-possibility-of-life-in-capitalist-ruins-paperback","title":"The Mushroom at the End of the World: On the Possibility of Life in Capitalist Ruins - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnna Lowenhaupt Tsing\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat a rare mushroom can teach us about sustaining life on a fragile planet\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMatsutake is the most valuable mushroom in the world--and a weed that grows in human-disturbed forests across the northern hemisphere. Through its ability to nurture trees, matsutake helps forests to grow in daunting places. It is also an edible delicacy in Japan, where it sometimes commands astronomical prices. In all its contradictions, matsutake offers insights into areas far beyond just mushrooms and addresses a crucial question: what manages to live in the ruins we have made? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA tale of diversity within our damaged landscapes, \u003ci\u003eThe Mushroom at the End of the World\u003c\/i\u003e follows one of the strangest commodity chains of our times to explore the unexpected corners of capitalism. Here, we witness the varied and peculiar worlds of matsutake commerce: the worlds of Japanese gourmets, capitalist traders, Hmong jungle fighters, industrial forests, Yi Chinese goat herders, Finnish nature guides, and more. These companions also lead us into fungal ecologies and forest histories to better understand the promise of cohabitation in a time of massive human destruction. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBy investigating one of the world's most sought-after fungi, \u003ci\u003eThe Mushroom at the End of the World\u003c\/i\u003e presents an original examination into the relation between capitalist destruction and collaborative survival within multispecies landscapes, the prerequisite for continuing life on earth.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnna Lowenhaupt Tsing\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of anthropology at the University of California, Santa Cruz. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eFriction\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eIn the Realm of the Diamond Queen\u003c\/i\u003e (both Princeton).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 08, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51964662448429,"sku":"9780691220550","price":20.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/the-mushroom-at-the-end-of-the-world-on-the-possibility-of-life-in-capitalist-ruins-paperback-2799869.webp?v=1775477827","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-mushroom-at-the-end-of-the-world-on-the-possibility-of-life-in-capitalist-ruins-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}