Seeds of Change: Five Plants That Transformed Mankind

Seeds of Change
Author Henry Hobhouse
Country United Kingdom
Language English
Subject Human history, Plants
Publisher Sidgwick & Jackson (1st edition), Papermac (2nd edition)
Publication date
 1985 (1st edition), 1999 (2nd edition)
Media type Paperback
Pages 381 pages (2nd edition, paperback)
ISBN 0-333-73628-1 (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 and 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]

References

  1. ↑ "Henry Hobhouse, author - obituary". Daily Telegraph. 25 March 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
  2. ↑ "Book Reviews". Medical History. Cambridge University Press. 30 (4): 483. October 1986. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  3. ↑ Dr Jorge M Vivanco, Jacqueline Chaparro. "Medicinal and Value-Added Uses of Plants: A Chemical, Biochemical and Ethnobotanical Perspective" (PDF). www.colostate.edu. Colorado State University. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  4. ↑ Hallie Eakin, David Carr. "Geography 288: Food Security, Food Systems and Global Change" (PDF). www.ucsb.edu. University of California, Santa Barbara. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  5. ↑ Dr Brian R Mandle. "Botany: BIOL 250, Spring Semester 2016 Optional Assignment". www.fhsu.edu. Fort Hays State University. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  6. ↑ "Seeds of Change (Book)". www.ebscohost.com. EBSCO. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  7. ↑ "Seeds of Change (Book Review)". www.ebscohost.com. EBSCO. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  8. ↑ "Seeds of Change (Book)". www.ebscohost.com. EBSCO. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
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