{"product_id":"how-food-made-history-paperback-softback-9781405189477","title":"How Food Made History (Paperback \/ softback) 9781405189477","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eHow Food Made History\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eB. W. Higman (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781405189477, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 7 October 2011\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e288 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.1 x 15.4 x 1.5 cm, 0.408 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e“. . . an excellent short introduction for the general reader.”  \u003ci\u003e(\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eBBC History Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e,  1 October 2012)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCovering 5,000 years of global history, \u003ci\u003eHow Food Made History\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eCharts the changing technologies that have increased crop yields, enabled the industrial processing and preservation of food, and made transportation possible over great distances\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eConsiders social attitudes towards food, religious prohibitions, health and nutrition, and the politics of distribution\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers a fresh understanding of world history through the discussion of food\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIllustrations viii  \u003cp\u003ePreface ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrologue: Questions of choice? 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 The Creation of Food Worlds 7\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMaking the ancient world food map 8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe origins of domestication, agriculture, and urbanization 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFood worlds at 5000 BP 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSeven claims 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Genetics and Geography 35\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGenetic modification, ancient and modern 36\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProhibitions and taboos 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeographical redistribution 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThree claims 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Forest, Farm, Factory 57\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForest gardens 58\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCrop farming landscapes 62\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndustrialized agriculture 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFive claims 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 78\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Hunting, Herding, Fishing 81\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHunting 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHerding 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFishing 94\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTwo claims 100\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 100\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Preservation and Processing 103\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAncient preservation 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAncient processing 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eModern milling 108\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePackaging 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFreezing and chilling 112\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMilk, butter, yoghurt, and cheese 115\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThree claims 123\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 123\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Trade 125\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAncient trades 126\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eModern trades 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe global supermarket 136\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTwo claims 140\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Cooking, Class, and Consumption 143\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCooks 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCooking 146\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEating places 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMeals and mealtimes 156\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 158\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 National, Regional, and Global Cuisines 161\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCuisine, high and low 164\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe origins of cuisines 168\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMegaregions and pan-ethnicity 182\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlobal foods 185\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThree claims and counterclaims 188\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 188\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 Eating Well, Eating Badly 191\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNutrition and diet 191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStature 195\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eObesity 199\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDieting 203\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDenial 204\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVegetarianism 207\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 211\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 Starving 215\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFamine 217\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFamine foods 224\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSurvival strategies 226\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFood aid 228\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eImpact 232\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTwo claims 234\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 235\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eConclusion: Cornucopia or Pandora's Box? 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