Empires of food : feast, famine and the rise and fall of civilizations

Empires of Food is an authoritative exploration of the innumerable ways that food has changed the course of history. We've built complex societies by shunting corn and wheat and rice along rivers, up deforested hillsides, and into the stockpots of history. But we cannot go on forever. As the au...

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Main Author: Fraser, Evan D. G.
Other Authors: Rimas, Andrew
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London : Random House, 2010.
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