An edition of Empires of food
(2010)
Empires of food
feast, famine, and the rise and fall of civilizations
1st Free Press hardcover ed.
by Evan D. G. Fraser
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Table of Contents
Pt. 1. The price of food. The three gorges dam
chapter 1. Fairs: the food trade
chapter 2. Larders: what do you do with ten thousand tons of grain?
chapter 3. Farms: growing food for profit and environmental rapine
Pt. 2. The price rises. An experiment in survival
chapter 4. Water: irrigation's questionable cure
chapter 5. Dirt: the chemistry of life
chapter 6. Ice: preserve us
Pt. 3. Empty pockets. Storm clouds
chapter 7. Blood: the conquest of food
chapter 8. Money: tea and famine
chapter 9. Time: fair, organic, and slow
Conclusion: the new gluttony and tomorrow's menu.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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