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| Material Type: | Internet resource |
|---|---|
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Sarah Murray |
| ISBN: | 9780312355357 0312355351 |
| OCLC Number: | 141386333 |
| Description: | xiii, 256 p. ; 25 cm. |
| Contents: | Liquid gold: the ancient amphora delivers Roman riches -- The business of bones: the Norwegian salmon pays a visit to China -- Cannon fodder: battlefield food fuels packaging technology -- Plane fare: the Berlin airlift secures a Cold War victory -- Tiffin travels: curry catches the corporate imagination -- Yes, we can do bananas: refrigerated ships shape Central American regimes -- Whey to go: Mongolian nomads practice mobile biochemistry -- Barrels and bouquets: the oak tree leaves its mark -- A quick cuppa: commercial competition speeds the racing tea clippers -- Food with altitude: jet planes dispatch a strawberry for all seasons -- Elevated design: buffalo grain feeds Bauhaus inspiration -- Going with gravity: Cold War weaponry finds a new purpose -- Epilogue. |
| Responsibility: | Sarah Murray. |
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Abstract:
Provides anecdotes and facts that look at the history of long-distance food from ancient times into the twenty-first century, following food from the place it originates to locations around the world, and discussing the effect of those movements on economics, politics, and culture.
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