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008 110526s2011 mau b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2011022726
020 $a9781405189484 (hardback)
020 $a9781405189477 (paper)
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100 1 $aHigman, B. W.,$d1943-
245 10 $aHow food made history /$cB. W. Higman.
250 $a1st ed.
260 $aChichester, West Sussex : Malden, MA :$bWiley-Blackwell,$c2011.
300 $ax, 265 p. ;$c23 cm.
520 $a"Covering 5,000 years of global history, How Food Made History traces the changing patterns of food production and consumption that have molded economic and social life and contributed fundamentally to the development of government and complex societies. Charts the changing technologies that have increased crop yields, enabled the industrial processing and preservation of food, and made transportation possible over great distances Considers social attitudes towards food, religious prohibitions, health and nutrition, and the politics of distribution Offers a fresh understanding of world history through the discussion of food"--$cProvided by publisher.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
650 7 $aHISTORY / Social History.$2bisacsh
650 0 $aFood habits$xHistory.
650 0 $aFood$xSocial aspects$xHistory.
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