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How Food Made History

How Food Made History

B.W. Higman
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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
Language
English
Pages
288
Format
ebook
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
Release
August 08, 2011
ISBN
144434465X
ISBN 13
9781444344653

How Food Made History

B.W. Higman
3.6/5 ( ratings)
Read Download
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
Language
English
Pages
288
Format
ebook
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
Release
August 08, 2011
ISBN
144434465X
ISBN 13
9781444344653

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