Here, the reader will get an expansive look at the history of what we eat, and how history itself has been shaped by the drive for food, arable land, water, and the money to be made from all this. The book takes a perspective that looks at food as the driver for technological, social, and cultural innovation. From journalist Mark Bittman, he’ll explain the frenzy for food that led to slavery, capitalism, societal gluttony, and genocide and continue on to explain how these societies’ economies led to Big Food that exacerbates climate change, wildlife habitat loss, desertification, and causes illness in populations. Far from throwing in the towel, the author hopes that through education and effort that activists, workers, and especially governments will start to prioritize the health of people and the world over greed and control by industry. (This book may contain a sharpie mark on the top or bottom edge and may show mild signs of shelfwear.)