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050 0 0 _aSB211.P8
_bR286 P 2009
100 1 _aReader, John.
245 1 0 _aPotato :
_ba history of the propitious esculent /
_cJohn Reader.
260 _aNew Haven :
_bYale University Press,
_c2009.
300 _axvi, 315 p. :
_bill.
500 _aOriginally published as: Propitious esculent. London : William Heinemann, 2008.
505 0 0 _tSouth America --
_tTo Mars from the Andes --
_tWhat exactly is a potato? --
_tDomestication --
_tWhence have they come? --
_tA dainty dish --
_tEurope --
_tThe lonely impulse of delight --
_tThe way it was --
_tThe demoralising esculent --
_tWhere the praties grow --
_tSeeds of famine --
_tWoe the sons of Adam! --
_tThe world --
_tThe fatal malady --
_tCo-opting science --
_tMen on a mission --
_tGlobal voyage --
_tDeveloping worlds --
_tFor the price of apples.
505 0 0 _tHKBU Library
520 _aPhotojournalist Reader (Africa: A Biography of the Continent) traces the humble potato from its roots in the Peruvian Andes to J.R. Simplot's multibillion-dollar-a-year French fry business. Despite its predilection to disease, the potato is a highly adaptable, high-yield, and nutrient-packed foodstuff. While this title focuses primarily on the potato's presence in South America and Europe, it also touches on Papua New Guinea, New Zealand, and China-currently the world's largest producer and consumer of potatoes. Verdict: Curiously little attention is paid to the tuber's contributions to the culinary and beverage landscape; the UK subtitle of this work, "The Potato in World History," provides a more accurate description of the focus of the text.
650 0 _aPotatoes.
650 0 _aPotatoes
_xHistory.
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650 0 _aPotatoes
_xSocial aspects.
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650 0 _aPotato industry
_xHistory.
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650 0 _aFood crops
_xHistory.
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650 7 _aAardappel.
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650 7 _aCultuurgeschiedenis.
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650 7 _aVoedselgewassen.
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650 1 7 _aAardappel.
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650 1 7 _aCultuurgeschiedenis.
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650 1 7 _aVoedselgewassen.
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700 1 _aReader, John.
900 _a = C.1 SDU
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