{"product_id":"trading-caterpillar-fungus-in-tibet-emilia-roza-sulek-9789462985261","title":"Trading Caterpillar Fungus in Tibet: When Economic Boom Hits Rural Area","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen the demand for, and prices of caterpillar fungus (Ophiocordyceps sinensis, 'the Himalayan Viagra', long a part of traditional Chinese medicine) soared, the pastoralists of Golok on the Tibetan plateau where the fungus is endemic dug up, dried and sold the fungus to traders. In the process, these yak and sheep farmers, used to living on the edge of subsistence, became wealthy beyond their imagination. \u003ci\u003eTrading Caterpillar Fungus in Tibet: When Economic Boom Hits Rural Area\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of what they do with the money they earned from gathering and trading caterpillar fungus, and what this money does to them, revealing a sophistication few outsiders would credit them for.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Emilia Roza Sulek\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 946298526X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789462985261\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/15\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 326\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.40w x 1.20d","brand":"Emilia Roza Sulek","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48659564331263,"sku":"9789462985261","price":170.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/trading-caterpillar-fungus-in-tibet-emilia-roza-sulek-9789462985261","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}