> In [[The Nutmeg's Curse]], [[Amitav Ghosh]] presents a sweeping historical perspective of the interwoven crises of our times, showing us that our problems are structural, global and deeply rooted. We can’t say “It’s just capitalism” or “It’s patriarchy” or even “It’s racism”. It is everything about how we have organised this society that is based upon extracting labor and resources from people and places that we have rendered into _things_. It is the idea that all parts of the world are inanimate, mechanical, soulless, and therefore open to economic use and ultimately destruction… [Review By [Eliza Daley]](https://www.resilience.org/stories/2022-03-21/the-nutmegs-curse-review/)(https://www.resilience.org/resilience-author/eliza-daley/), originally published by [By my solitary hearth](https://by-my-solitary-hearth.net/2022/03/10/the-nutmegs-curse-review/) March 21, 2022 --- `Concepts:` [[Sociology]] `Knowledge Base:`