Planet palm : how palm oil ended up in everything-and endangered the world
by Zuckerman, Jocelyn C. (Author)
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"Jocelyn C. Zuckerman spent years traveling the globe, from Liberia to Indonesia, India to Brazil, reporting on the human and environmental impacts of this poorly understood plant. The result is Planet Palm, a riveting account blending history, science, politics, and food as seen through the people... Full description
Table of Contents:
- Part I: Unguent of Empire
- Goldie Goes In
- The Flavor of Home
- The Napoleon of Soap
- Playboys of the South China Sea
- Part II: Something's Rotten
- Silent Summers
- Caravan Dreams
- The World Is Fat
- Smog Over Singapore
- Part III: Fate of a Fruit
- Nutella and Other Smears
- Fight the Power.