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# The Nutmeg's Curse: Parables for a Planet in Crisis

From [My Top Recommended Books about the Climate Crisis](https://listium.com/@anattynook/83474/my-top-recommended-books-about-the-climate-crisis)  
By [@anattynook](https://listium.com/@anattynook)

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Published 14 March 2023 · Updated 23 March 2023

Category: books & literature

- Cover: ![Cover](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/gqewjplohrp7ujxjbr0r.jpg)
- Year Published: 2021
- Author: Amitav Ghosh
- Genre: Non-Fiction
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- Notes: The Nutmeg's Curse by Amitav Ghosh is a non-fiction book that explores the history of imperialism and colonialism through the journey of the nutmeg spice. The book uses the nutmeg as a metaphor to understand the reach of past colonial and imperial forces on trade routes and how it has affected the climate crisis and countries unevenly. The book highlights the importance of acknowledging historical factors when discussing the impacts of the climate crisis on different countries, and how solutions need to be conscious of these differences.