How food made history /
Higman, B. W., 1943-
How food made history / B.W. Higman. - 1st ed. - Chichester, West Sussex ; Malden, Mass. : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012. - 1 online resource (x, 265 pages) : illustrations, maps
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The creation of food worlds -- Genetics and geography -- Forest, farm, factory -- Hunting, herding, fishing -- Preservation and processing -- Trade -- Cooking, class, and consumption -- National, regional, and global cuisines -- Eating well, eating badly -- Starving.
"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"--
9781444344646 1444344641 144434465X 9781444344653 1444344668 9781444344660 1405189487 9781405189484 1405189479 9781405189477
9786613240538
324053 MIL
2011022726
015837182 Uk
Food habits--History.
Food--Social aspects--History.
Aliments--Aspectes socials.
Hàbits alimentaris--Història.
Nutrició--Història.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Customs & Traditions.
Food habits.
Food--Social aspects.
Levensmiddelen.
Voeding.
Electronic books.
Llibres electrònics.
History.
Geschiedenis (vorm)
GT2850 / .H46 2012eb
394.12
How food made history / B.W. Higman. - 1st ed. - Chichester, West Sussex ; Malden, Mass. : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012. - 1 online resource (x, 265 pages) : illustrations, maps
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The creation of food worlds -- Genetics and geography -- Forest, farm, factory -- Hunting, herding, fishing -- Preservation and processing -- Trade -- Cooking, class, and consumption -- National, regional, and global cuisines -- Eating well, eating badly -- Starving.
"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"--
9781444344646 1444344641 144434465X 9781444344653 1444344668 9781444344660 1405189487 9781405189484 1405189479 9781405189477
9786613240538
324053 MIL
2011022726
015837182 Uk
Food habits--History.
Food--Social aspects--History.
Aliments--Aspectes socials.
Hàbits alimentaris--Història.
Nutrició--Història.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Customs & Traditions.
Food habits.
Food--Social aspects.
Levensmiddelen.
Voeding.
Electronic books.
Llibres electrònics.
History.
Geschiedenis (vorm)
GT2850 / .H46 2012eb
394.12