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Condición: New. Food has functioned both as a source of continuity and as a subject of adaptation throughout the course of human history. But, how were certain foods chosen over competing foods? Gathering revelations from history, anthropology, and other fields, this book presents their discovery - along with recipes from culinary traditions around the world. Num Pages: 216 pages, 33 halftones. BIC Classification: WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 494. . 2006. Hardback. . . . . …

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Condición: New. Food has functioned both as a source of continuity and as a subject of adaptation throughout the course of human history. But, how were certain foods chosen over competing foods? Gathering revelations from history, anthropology, and other fields, this book presents their discovery - along with recipes from culinary traditions around the world. Num Pages: 216 pages, 33 halftones. BIC Classification: WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 494. . 2006. Hardback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. …

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Hardcover. Condición: new. Hardcover. Food has functioned both as a source of continuity and as a subject of adaptation in the course of human history. Onions have been a staple of the European diet since the Paleolithic era, while the orange is once again being cultivated in great quantities in Southern China, where it was originally cultivated. Other foodssuch as the apple and pear in Central Asia, the tomato in Mexico, the chili pepper in South America, and rice in South Asiaremain staples of their original regions and of the world diet today.Still other items are now grown in places that would have seemed impossible in the past-bananas in geothermally heated greenhouses in Iceland, corn on the fringes of the Gobi, and tomatoes in space. But how did humans discover how to grow and consume these foods in the first place? How were they chosen over competing foods? How did they come to be so important to us? In this charming and frequently surprising compendium, Gregory McNamee gathers revelations from history, anthropology, chemistry, biology, and many other fields, and spins them into entertaining tales of discovery, complete with delicious recipes from many culinary traditions around the world.Among the 30 types of food discussed in the course of this alphabetically-arranged work are: the apple, the banana, chocolate, coffee, corn, garlic, honey, millet, the olive, the peanut, the pineapple, the plum, rice, the soybean, the tomato, and the watermelon. All of the recipes included with these diverse food histories have been adapted for recreation in the modern kitchen. Food has functioned both as a source of continuity and as a subject of adaptation throughout the course of human history. But, how were certain foods chosen over competing foods? Gathering revelations from history, anthropology, and other fields, this book presents their discovery - along with recipes from culinary traditions around the world. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

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Hardcover. Condición: new. Hardcover. Food has functioned both as a source of continuity and as a subject of adaptation in the course of human history. Onions have been a staple of the European diet since the Paleolithic era, while the orange is once again being cultivated in great quantities in Southern China, where it was originally cultivated. Other foodssuch as the apple and pear in Central Asia, the tomato in Mexico, the chili pepper in South America, and rice in South Asiaremain staples of their original regions and of the world diet today.Still other items are now grown in places that would have seemed impossible in the past-bananas in geothermally heated greenhouses in Iceland, corn on the fringes of the Gobi, and tomatoes in space. But how did humans discover how to grow and consume these foods in the first place? How were they chosen over competing foods? How did they come to be so important to us? In this charming and frequently surprising compendium, Gregory McNamee gathers revelations from history, anthropology, chemistry, biology, and many other fields, and spins them into entertaining tales of discovery, complete with delicious recipes from many culinary traditions around the world.Among the 30 types of food discussed in the course of this alphabetically-arranged work are: the apple, the banana, chocolate, coffee, corn, garlic, honey, millet, the olive, the peanut, the pineapple, the plum, rice, the soybean, the tomato, and the watermelon. All of the recipes included with these diverse food histories have been adapted for recreation in the modern kitchen. Food has functioned both as a source of continuity and as a subject of adaptation throughout the course of human history. But, how were certain foods chosen over competing foods? Gathering revelations from history, anthropology, and other fields, this book presents their discovery - along with recipes from culinary traditions around the world. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…

Gebunden. Condición: New. Dieser Artikel ist ein Print on Demand Artikel und wird nach Ihrer Bestellung fuer Sie gedruckt. Food has functioned both as a source of continuity and as a subject of adaptation throughout the course of human history. But, how were certain foods chosen over competing foods? Gathering revelations from history, anthropology, and other fields, this book .…

Buch. Condición: Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - Food has functioned both as a source of continuity and as a subject of adaptation in the course of human history. Onions have been a staple of the European diet since the Paleolithic era, while the orange is once again being cultivated in great quantities in Southern China, where it was originally cultivated. Other foods-such as the apple and pear in Central Asia, the tomato in Mexico, the chili pepper in South America, and rice in South Asia-remain staples of their original regions and of the world diet today.Still other items are now grown in places that would have seemed impossible in the past-bananas in geothermally heated greenhouses in Iceland, corn on the fringes of the Gobi, and tomatoes in space. But how did humans discover how to grow and consume these foods in the first place How were they chosen over competing foods How did they come to be so important to us In this charming and frequently surprising compendium, Gregory McNamee gathers revelations from history, anthropology, chemistry, biology, and many other fields, and spins them into entertaining tales of discovery, complete with delicious recipes from many culinary traditions around the world.Among the 30 types of food discussed in the course of this alphabetically-arranged work are: the apple, the banana, chocolate, coffee, corn, garlic, honey, millet, the olive, the peanut, the pineapple, the plum, rice, the soybean, the tomato, and the watermelon. All of the recipes included with these diverse food histories have been adapted for recreation in the modern kitchen.…

Buch. Condición: Neu. Moveable Feasts | The History, Science, and Lore of Food | Gregory McNamee | Buch | Gebunden | Englisch | 2006 | Praeger | EAN 9780275989316 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr[at]libri[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu Print on Demand.…