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Despite being highly toxic, the roots of the cassava plant are a vital source of nutrition in many countries. They also shed light on the hidden social forces that support a modern economy.

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Jared Diamond Guns, Germs and Steel WW Norton (New York, 2005) p296

Joseph Henrich The Secret of Our Success Princeton University Press, Woodstock 2016. Chapter 3 & Chapter 7.

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Robert Boyd and Peter J. Richerson The Origin and Evolution of Cultures Oxford University Press 2005.

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Peter Longerich Holocaust: The Nazi Persecution and Murder of the Jews. Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press. 2010 pp281-282

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"Processing of cassava roots to remove cyanogens" J Food Composition Analysis. 18: 451–460 Cardoso, A.P.; Mirione, E.; Ernesto, M.; Massaza, F.; Cliff, J.; Haque, M.R.; Bradbury, J.H. (2005).

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