50 plants that changed the world
Harris, Stephen, 1966-2025
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Have you ever stopped to think about how your morning cappuccino came to be? From the coffee bush that yielded the beans, to the grass for the cattle - or perhaps the soya - that produced the milk, plants are an indispensable part of our everyday life. Beginning with some of the earliest uses of plants, Stephen Harris takes us on an exciting journey through history, identifying fifty plants that have been key to the development of the western world, discussing trade, imperialism, politics, medicine, travel and chemistry along the way.
Main title:
50 plants that changed the world / Stephen Harris.
Author:
Harris, Stephen, 1966-, author
Edition:
Second edition.
Imprint:
Oxford : Bodleian Library Publishing, 2025.
Collation:
320 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 24 cm
Notes:
Previous edition: published as What have plants ever done for us?. 2015.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781851246526 (hbk)
Dewey class:
581.6309581.63
LC class:
QK98.4.A1
Local class:
581.63
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
4229154
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