The Mushroom at the End of the World: On the Possibility of Life in Capitalist Ruins

by Anna Lowenhaupt Tsing

Book Overview

What a rare mushroom can teach us about sustaining life on a fragile planet

Matsutake 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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691220557
• ISBN13: 9780691220550
• Release Date: June 2021
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.2" x 7.9"