A rich and fertile land : a history of food in America / / Bruce Kraig
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| Autore: |
Kraig Bruce
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| Titolo: |
A rich and fertile land : a history of food in America / / Bruce Kraig
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| Pubblicazione: | London : , : Reaktion Books, , 2017 |
| London : , : Bloomsbury Publishing (UK), , 2023 | |
| Edizione: | First edition. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (374 pages) |
| Disciplina: | 394.10973 |
| Soggetto topico: | Corn |
| Food - History | |
| Soggetto geografico: | Canada |
| United States | |
| Nota di contenuto: | 1. The Land -- 2. Colonial America -- 3. Immigrants: The Things They Brought with Them and Found -- 4. Technology and Land -- 5. Old Hickory's Big Cheese -- 6. Grass and Animals -- 7. The Rise of Machines -- 8. What We Ate and Why (to 1945) -- 9. What We Eat and Why (since 1945) |
| Sommario/riassunto: | The small ears of corn once grown by Native Americans have now become row upon row of cornflakes on supermarket shelves. The immense seas of grass and herds of animals that supported indigenous people have turned into industrial agricultural operations with regular rows of soybeans, corn, and wheat that feed the world. But how did this happen and why? In A Rich and Fertile Land, Bruce Kraig investigates the history of food in America, uncovering where it comes from and how it has changed over time. From the first Native Americans to modern industrial farmers, Kraig takes us on a journey to reveal how people have shaped the North American continent and its climate based on the foods they craved and the crops and animals that they raised. He analyzes the ideas that Americans have about themselves and the world around them, and how these ideas have been shaped by interactions with their environments. He details the impact of technical innovation and industrialization, which have in turn created modern American food systems. Drawing upon recent evidence from the fields of science, archaeology, and technology, A Rich and Fertile Land is a unique and valuable history of the geography, climate, and food of the United States. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | A rich and fertile land |
| ISBN: | 1-78023-882-7 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910815955403321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Serie:
Foods and Nations .