How Food Made History

B. W. Higman

doi:10.1002/9781444344677

How Food Made History

B. W. Higman^*

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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.

Original language	English
Publisher	John Wiley and Sons
Number of pages	255
ISBN (Print)	9781405189484
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/9781444344677
Publication status	Published - 5 Oct 2011

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