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Hope Not Hype: The Future Of Agriculture Guided By The International Assessment Of Agriculture Knowledge, Science And Technology For Development
Reformasi Pendidikan III: Pendidikan Sivik Untuk Penyuburan Demokrasi
Making Sense Of Singapore English
A Movable Feast: Ten Millennia of Food Globalization
Pepper was once worth its weight in gold. Onions have been used to cure everything from sore throats to foot fungus. White bread was once considered too nutritious. From hunting water buffalo to farming salmon, A Movable Feast chronicles the globalization of food over the past ten thousand years. This engaging history follows the path that food has taken throughout history and the ways in which humans have altered its course. Beginning with the days of hunter-gatherers and extending to the present world of genetically modified chickens, Kenneth F. Kiple details the far-reaching adventure of food. He investigates food’s global impact, from the Irish potato famine to the birth of McDonald’s. Combining fascinating facts with historical evidence, this is a sweeping narrative of food’s place in the world. Looking closely at geographic, cultural and scientific factors, this book reveals how what we eat has transformed over the years from fuel to art.
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Pepper was once worth its weight in gold. Onions have been used to cure everything from sore throats to foot fungus. White bread was once considered too nutritious. From hunting water buffalo to farming salmon, A Movable Feast chronicles the globalization of food over the past ten thousand years. This engaging history follows the path that food has taken throughout history and the ways in which humans have altered its course. Beginning with the days of hunter-gatherers and extending to the present world of genetically modified chickens, Kenneth F. Kiple details the far-reaching adventure of food. He investigates food’s global impact, from the Irish potato famine to the birth of McDonald’s. Combining fascinating facts with historical evidence, this is a sweeping narrative of food’s place in the world. Looking closely at geographic, cultural and scientific factors, this book reveals how what we eat has transformed over the years from fuel to art.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Paperback
2013
ISBN: 9781107657458
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