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A Movable Feast
Kenneth F. Kiple
其他書名
Ten Millennia of Food Globalization
出版Cambridge University Press, 2007-04-30
主題History / WorldSocial Science / ArchaeologyHistory / General
ISBN11394635439781139463546
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=XWbcrS9SV-sC&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋Pepper was once worth its weight in gold. Onions have been used to cure everything from sore throats to foot fungus. White bread was once considered too nutritious. From hunting water buffalo to farming salmon, A Movable Feast chronicles the globalization of food over the past ten thousand years. This engaging history follows the path that food has taken throughout history and the ways in which humans have altered its course. Beginning with the days of hunter-gatherers and extending to the present world of genetically modified chickens, Kenneth F. Kiple details the far-reaching adventure of food. He investigates food's global impact, from the Irish potato famine to the birth of McDonald's. Combining fascinating facts with historical evidence, this is a sweeping narrative of food's place in the world. Looking closely at geographic, cultural and scientific factors, this book reveals how what we eat has transformed over the years from fuel to art.