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

Title: Mushroom at the End of the World: On the Possibility of Life in Capitalist Ruins Author: Anna Lowenhaupt Tsing ISBN: 9780691220550 Publisher: Princeton University Press Published: 2021 Binding: Paperback Language: English Condition: Used: Near Fine D 1637379 Publisher Description: "A poetic and remarkably fertile exploration of the relationship between human beings and the natural environment."--Pankaj Mishra, The Guardian"I'm very grateful to have this book."--Ursula K. Le GuinThe acclaimed and award-winning book about what a rare mushroom can teach us about sustaining life on a fragile planetA Flavorwire and Times Higher Education Book of the Year 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 a