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The Untold History of the Potato

The Untold History of the Potato


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The story of one of the world's most important crops and a dazzling piece of food history writing. Where does our food come from? The story of one of the world's most important crops From the gold potatoes at the Sun Temple in Cuzco, Peru, the muddy ones in Ireland and those grown in China for McDonald's chips, the story of the spud is both satisfying and fascinating. John Reader follows the thread of the potato's story through the tapestry of human history, from its origins and evolution to its mysterious arrival in Europe, where it became a crucial part of gastronomic and social fabric. As global population swells and environmental sustainability becomes ever more crucial, Reader asks what role the potato still has to play - in this lively, readable study of our most humble foodstuff. 'Each chapter is discrete in content and manner, yet densely connected to the rest. Wonderful- to understand the whole world through a single crisp' Guardian

About the Author :
John Reader is an author and photojournalist. He holds an Honorary Research Fellowship in the Department of Anthropology at UCL and is a fellow of the Royal Anthropological Institute and the Royal Geographic Society.

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As a staple of the global diet the potato is worth this digestible book devoted to its biology, history and social influence The most nourishing book of the month Traversing imperialism, politics, technology and diet, Reader's elegantly written, discursive book weaves the progress of centuries and continents together in the story of the potato's ascendancy This accessible account embraces the latest scholarship and addresses the failings of previous works on the subject. Indeed the book, like the tuber it describes, fills a void: the spud now has the biography it deserves Superb Each chapter is discrete in content and manner, yet densely connected to the rest. Wonderful: to understand the whole world through a single crisp John Reader's excellent history...his style has a playful sobriety and a laudable disdain for cliché (he gets an extra star for never once using the term 'the humble spud This enjoyably meandering history


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780099474791
  • Publisher: Vintage Publishing
  • Publisher Imprint: Vintage
  • Height: 198 mm
  • No of Pages: 336
  • Weight: 234 gr
  • ISBN-10: 0099474794
  • Publisher Date: 05 Feb 2009
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Spine Width: 20 mm
  • Width: 129 mm


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