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The Botany of Desire
A Plant's-eye View of the World
Taschenbuch von Michael Pollan
Sprache: Englisch

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A farmer cultivates genetically modified potatoes so that a customer at McDonald's half a world away can enjoy a long, golden french fry. A gardener plants tulip bulbs in the autumn and in the spring has a riotous patch of colour to admire. Two simple examples of how humans act on nature to get what we want. Or are they? What if those potatoes and tulips have evolved to gratify certain human desires so that humans will help them multiply? What if, in other words, these plants are using us just as we use them? In blending history, memoir and superb science writing, Pollan tells the story of four domesticated species - the apple, the tulip, marijuana and the potato. All four plants are integral to our everyday lives and Pollan demonstrates how each has thrived by satisfying one of humankind's most basic desires. Weaving fascinating anecdote and accessible science, Pollan takes the reader on an absorbing journey through the landscape of botany and desire. It is a journey that will change the way we think about our place in nature
A farmer cultivates genetically modified potatoes so that a customer at McDonald's half a world away can enjoy a long, golden french fry. A gardener plants tulip bulbs in the autumn and in the spring has a riotous patch of colour to admire. Two simple examples of how humans act on nature to get what we want. Or are they? What if those potatoes and tulips have evolved to gratify certain human desires so that humans will help them multiply? What if, in other words, these plants are using us just as we use them? In blending history, memoir and superb science writing, Pollan tells the story of four domesticated species - the apple, the tulip, marijuana and the potato. All four plants are integral to our everyday lives and Pollan demonstrates how each has thrived by satisfying one of humankind's most basic desires. Weaving fascinating anecdote and accessible science, Pollan takes the reader on an absorbing journey through the landscape of botany and desire. It is a journey that will change the way we think about our place in nature
Über den Autor
Michael Pollan
Zusammenfassung
'Beautifully written, as compelling as a detective thriller' Penelope Hobhouse
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2003
Genre: Biologie
Rubrik: Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9780747563006
ISBN-10: 0747563004
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Pollan, Michael
Hersteller: Bloomsbury Publishing
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Maße: 196 x 129 x 22 mm
Von/Mit: Michael Pollan
Erscheinungsdatum: 03.03.2003
Gewicht: 0,256 kg
Artikel-ID: 102579788
Über den Autor
Michael Pollan
Zusammenfassung
'Beautifully written, as compelling as a detective thriller' Penelope Hobhouse
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2003
Genre: Biologie
Rubrik: Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9780747563006
ISBN-10: 0747563004
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Pollan, Michael
Hersteller: Bloomsbury Publishing
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Maße: 196 x 129 x 22 mm
Von/Mit: Michael Pollan
Erscheinungsdatum: 03.03.2003
Gewicht: 0,256 kg
Artikel-ID: 102579788
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