Coffee Is Not Forever: A Global History of the Coffee Leaf Rust

by Stuart McCook

Book Overview

The global coffee industry, which fuels the livelihoods of farmers, entrepreneurs, and consumers around the world, rests on fragile ecological foundations. In Coffee Is Not Forever, Stuart McCook explores the transnational story of this essential crop through a history of one of its most devastating diseases, the coffee leaf rust. He deftly synthesizes agricultural, social, and economic histories with plant genetics and plant pathology to investigate...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0821423878
• ISBN13: 9780821423875
• Release Date: October 2019
• Publisher: Ohio University Press
• Length: 306 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 8.9"