How food made history [electronic resource] / B.W. Higman.
2012
GT2850 .H46 2012eb
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Title
How food made history [electronic resource] / B.W. Higman.
Author
Higman, B. W., 1943-
Edition
1st ed.
ISBN
9781405189484 (hardback)
9781405189477 (paper)
9781444344677 (Wiley online library)
9781444344653 (ePub)
9781444344660 (Mobi)
9781444344646 (e-book)
9781405189477 (paper)
9781444344677 (Wiley online library)
9781444344653 (ePub)
9781444344660 (Mobi)
9781444344646 (e-book)
Imprint
Chichester, West Sussex ; Malden, Mass. : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012.
Language
English
Description
x, 265 p. : ill., maps.
Call Number
GT2850 .H46 2012eb
Dewey Decimal Classification
394.1/209
Summary
"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"-- Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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