More than simply sustenance; food historically has been a kind of technology; changing the course of human progress by helping to build empires; promote industrialization; and decide the outcomes of wars. Tom Standage draws on archaeology; anthropology; and economics to reveal how food has helped shape and transform societies around the world; from the emergence of farming in China by 7500 b.c. to the use of sugar cane and corn to make ethanol today. An Edible History of Humanity is a fully satisfying account of human history.
#26785 in Books Grove Press 2001-05-10Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 8.00 x .50 x 5.50l; .58 #File Name: 0802138047256 pagesPaperback with a Vermeer scene.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Not quite the format I was anticipating; based on ...By Erinn HatterNot quite the format I was anticipating; based on interview I heard with Mary Catherine Bateson that discussed this book. More speculative in nature; using a series of case studies as fodder. Still admire and respect Mary Catherine Bateson and her work- will try other literature.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Read it again to uncover more subtletiesBy Mike R. McLeanOf narrative; experience; and perspective. Feminism without the combative; activist; bra-burning; man-hating extremism. It's worthy of discourse-- but I'll need to read it again0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy bmhyes
