Moveable feasts: from ancient Rome to the 21st century, the incredible journeys of the food we eat
Sarah Murray
- Resource Type:
- Book (Print/Paper)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Publication:
- New York : St. Martin's Press, 2007
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- Table of 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.
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- Languages:
- English
- Language Notes:
- Item content: English
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- General Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [233]-241) and index.
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 256 pages ; 25 cm
- Call Numbers:
- HE595.F6 M87 2007
- ISBNs:
- 9780312355357
0312355351 - Library of Congress Control Numbers:
- 2007031061
- OCLC Numbers:
- 141386333