How food made history
Higman, B. W.
1943-
creator
ebrary, Inc
text
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Electronic books.
enk
Chichester, West Sussex
Malden, Mass
Wiley-Blackwell
2012
1st ed.
monographic
eng
x, 265 p. : ill., maps.
"Covering 5,000 years of global history, How Food Made History traces the changing patterns of food production and consumption that have molded economic and social life and contributed fundamentally to the development of government and complex societies. Charts the changing technologies that have increased crop yields, enabled the industrial processing and preservation of food, and made transportation possible over great distances Considers social attitudes towards food, religious prohibitions, health and nutrition, and the politics of distribution Offers a fresh understanding of world history through the discussion of food"--
B.W. Higman.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2011. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
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