Seeds of Change (non-fiction book) explained

Seeds of Change
Author:Henry Hobhouse
Country:United Kingdom
Language:English
Subject:Human history, Plants
Publisher:Sidgwick & Jackson (1st edition), Papermac (2nd edition)
Release Date:1985 (1st edition), 1999 (2nd edition)
Media Type:Paperback
Pages:381 pages (2nd edition, paperback)
Isbn:0-333-73628-1
Isbn Note:(2nd edition, paperback)
Oclc:40753070

Seeds of Change: Five Plants That Transformed Mankind is a 1985 book by Henry Hobhouse which explains how the history of the world since Columbus linked America to Europe has been changed by five plants.[1] It describes how mankind's discovery, usage and trade of sugar, tea, cotton, the potato, and quinine have influenced history to make the modern world.

In the second edition of the book, Seeds of Change: Six Plants that Transformed Mankind, he adds the coca plant to the list. In 2004, he published a follow-up book Seeds of Wealth: Four Plants That Made Men Rich covering timber, wine, rubber, and tobacco.

Reception

David E. Allen writing in Medical History described it as "a thoughtful, thought-provoking, extremely readable work"[2] It has been recommended reading and studied at universities[3] [4] [5] and has been reviewed by the Library Journal,[6] The American Historical Review,[7] and The Atlantic.[8]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Henry Hobhouse, author - obituary. Daily Telegraph. 25 March 2016. 26 March 2016.
  2. October 1986. Book Reviews . Medical History . 30 . 4 . 483 . 10.1017/S0025727300046172. 1139966. Allen . D. E. .
  3. Web site: Medicinal and Value-Added Uses of Plants: A Chemical, Biochemical and Ethnobotanical Perspective . Jorge M Vivanco . Jacqueline Chaparro . www.colostate.edu . Colorado State University . 23 June 2016.
  4. Web site: Geography 288: Food Security, Food Systems and Global Change. Hallie Eakin . David Carr . www.ucsb.edu . University of California, Santa Barbara . 23 June 2016.
  5. Web site: Botany: BIOL 250, Spring Semester 2016 Optional Assignment . Dr Brian R Mandle . www.fhsu.edu . Fort Hays State University . 23 June 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160429043121/http://www.fhsu.edu/biology/brmaricle/biol250syllabus_spring2016/ . 29 April 2016 .
  6. Web site: Seeds of Change (Book) . https://web.archive.org/web/20190517005222/http://connection.ebscohost.com/c/book-reviews/7553300/seeds-change-book . 17 May 2019 . www.ebscohost.com . EBSCO . 23 June 2016.
  7. Web site: Seeds of Change (Book Review) . https://web.archive.org/web/20190517005212/http://connection.ebscohost.com/c/book-reviews/5659616/seeds-change-book-review . 17 May 2019 . www.ebscohost.com . EBSCO . 23 June 2016.
  8. Web site: Seeds of Change (Book) . https://web.archive.org/web/20190517005227/http://connection.ebscohost.com/c/book-reviews/9479061/seeds-change-book . 17 May 2019 . www.ebscohost.com . EBSCO . 23 June 2016.

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