LEADER 03042oam 2200481I 450 001 9910460632103321 005 20210122202852.0 010 $a1-4443-4465-X 035 $a(CKB)3710000000503615 035 $a(EBL)4041682 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC693789 035 $a(OCoLC)759159372 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000503615 100 $a20151116d201s uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aHow food made history /$fB.W. Higman 205 $aFirst edition. 210 1$aSomerset :$cWiley-Blackwell,$d2012. 215 $a1 online resource (x, 265 pages) $cillustrations, maps 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-4443-4466-8 327 $aPrologue: Questions of choice? -- Making the ancient world food map -- The origins of domestication, agriculture, and urbanization -- Food worlds at 5000 BP -- Seven claims -- Genetic modification, ancient and modern -- Prohibitions and taboos -- Geographical redistribution -- Three claims -- Forest gardens -- Crop farming landscapes -- Industrialized agriculture -- 327 $aFive claims -- Hunting -- Herding -- -Fishing -- Two claims -- Ancient preservation -- Ancient processing -- Modern milling -- Packaging -- Freezing and chilling -- Milk, butter, yoghurt, and cheese -- Three claims -- Ancient trades -- Modern trades -- The global supermarket -- Two claims -- Cooks -- Cooking -- Eating places -- Meals and mealtimes -- 327 $aCuisine, high and low -- The origins of cuisines -- Megaregions and pan-ethnicity -- Global foods -- Three claims and counterclaims -- Nutrition and diet -- Stature -- Obesity -- Dieting -- Denial -- Vegetarianism -- Famine -- Famine foods -- Survival strategies -- Food aid -- Impact -- Two claims -- Conclusion: Cornucopia or Pandora's Box? 330 $a"Covering 5,000 years of global history, How Food Made History traces the changing patterns of food production and consumption that have molded economic and social life and contributed fundamentally to the development of government and complex societies. Charts the changing technologies that have increased crop yields, enabled the industrial processing and preservation of food, and made transportation possible over great distances Considers social attitudes towards food, religious prohibitions, health and nutrition, and the politics of distribution Offers a fresh understanding of world history through the discussion of food"--$cProvided by publisher. 606 $aFood habits$xHistory 606 $aFood$xSocial aspects$xHistory 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aFood habits$xHistory. 615 0$aFood$xSocial aspects$xHistory. 676 $a394.1209 700 $aHigman$b B. W.$f1943-$0861465 801 0$bAU-PeEL 801 1$bAU-PeEL 801 2$bAU-PeEL 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910460632103321 996 $aHow food made history$91922554 997 $aUNINA