Climate Literacy

Book Review: The Nutmeg’s Curse: Parables for a Planet in Crisis by Amitav Ghosh (2021)

The Nutmeg’s Curse offers a sweeping critique of colonialism, environmental destruction, and the Anthropocene. Anchored in the 1621 Dutch massacre of the Bandanese people to control the nutmeg trade, Ghosh weaves a narrative connecting imperial exploitation, ecological devastation, and modern crises on Planet Earth. The work is a compelling and multi-dimensional exploration of the contemporary […]