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Record Nr.

UNINA9911020203003321

Autore

Higman B. W

Titolo

How Food Made History

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, : Wiley, 2011

ISBN

1-283-24053-X

9786613240538

1-4443-4467-6

1-4443-4464-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (277 p.)

Classificazione

HIS054000

Disciplina

394.1/209

394.1209

641.3009

Soggetti

Food - Social aspects - History

Food -- Social aspects -- History

Food habits - History

Food habits -- History

HISTORY / Social History

Food - History - Social aspects

Anthropology

Social Sciences

Manners & Customs

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

HOW FOOD MADE HISTORY; Contents; Illustrations; Preface; Prologue: Questions of choice?; References; 1 The Creation of Food Worlds; Making the ancient world food map; The origins of domestication, agriculture, and urbanization; Food worlds at 5000 BP; Seven claims; References; 2 Genetics and Geography; Genetic modification, ancient and modern; Prohibitions and taboos; Geographical redistribution; Three claims; References; 3 Forest, Farm, Factory; Forest gardens; Crop farming landscapes; Industrialized agriculture; Five claims; References; 4 Hunting, Herding, Fishing; Hunting; Herding; Fishing



Two claimsReferences; 5 Preservation and Processing; Ancient preservation; Ancient processing; Modern milling; Packaging; Freezing and chilling; Milk, butter, yoghurt, and cheese; Three claims; References; 6 Trade; Ancient trades; Modern trades; The global supermarket; Two claims; References; 7 Cooking, Class, and Consumption; Cooks; Cooking; Eating places; Meals and mealtimes; References; 8 National, Regional, and Global Cuisines; Cuisine, high and low; The origins of cuisines; Megaregions and pan-ethnicity; Global foods; Three claims and counterclaims; References

9 Eating Well, Eating BadlyNutrition and diet; Stature; Obesity; Dieting; Denial; Vegetarianism; References; 10 Starving; Famine; Famine foods; Survival strategies; Food aid; Impact; Two claims; References; Conclusion: Cornucopia or Pandora's Box?; References; Suggested Further Reading; Index

Sommario/riassunto

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 distancesConsiders social attitudes towards food, religious prohibitions, health and nutrition, and the politics of distributionOf



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Record Nr.

UNINA9910144223203321

Titolo

The American journal of archaeology and of the history of the fine arts

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Baltimore, Md., : J. Murphy and Co., 1885-1896

ISSN

2326-6716

Disciplina

930

Soggetti

Archaeology

Art

Arqueologia

Archéologie

Periodicals.

Revistes electròniques.

periodicals.

Périodiques.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Periodico

Note generali

Title from title screen (viewed Dec. 12, 2002).

Imprint varies: Boston : Ginn and Co., 1888-1891; Princeton : Princeton University Press, 1893-1896.