Corn & capitalism [[electronic resource] ] : how a botanical bastard grew to global dominance / / Arturo Warman ; translated by Nancy L. Westrate

• Autore: Warman Arturo
• Pubblicazione: Chapel Hill, : University of North Carolina Press, c2003
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (286 p.)
• Disciplina: 633.1/5/09
• Soggetto topico: Corn - History
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 243-256).
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Translator's Preface; Preface; 1. American Plants, World Treasures; 2. Botanical Economy of a Marvelous Plant; 3. A Bastard's Tale; 4. Corn in China: The Adventure Continues Half a World Away; 5. Corn & Slavery in Africa; 6. Corn & Colonialism; 7. Corn & Dependency in Independent Africa; 8. Corn in Europe: An Elusive Trail; 9. Corn & Society Before the Era of Bourgeois Revolution; 10. The Curse of Corn in Europe; 11. Corn in the United States: Blessing and Bane; 12. The Road to Food Power; 13. The Syndrome of Inequality: The World Market; 14. Inventing the Future ; 15. Brief Reflections on Utopia & The New MillenniumBibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Exploring the history and importance of corn worldwide from anthropological, social, political and economic perspectives, Warman traces its development from a New World food of poor and despised peoples into a commodity that plays a major role in the modern global economy.
• Titolo autorizzato: Corn & capitalism
• ISBN: 979-88-908714-0-4; 0-8078-6325-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910780369303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Latin America in translation/en traducción/em tradução.