How food made history
By: B. W. Higman
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Chichester, West Sussex : Malden, MA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 265
ISBN-13: 9781405189484; 9781405189477
Subjects: Food; HISTORY / Social History; Food habits; History
Description: "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"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.