Propitious esculent. The potato in world history. John Reader

Propitious esculent. The potato in world history.

Author	John Reader
Publisher	London: William Heinemann, 2008
Edition	2
Weight	690 gram
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Keywords	Potatoes, Potato industry, Aardappel, Landbouw en veeteelt , Culturele antropologie, Levensmiddelentechnologie
Booknumber	20614
Category's	Exact Sciences (Botany) Exact Sciences (Natural History) Culture History (Gastronomy) History & Archaeology (Overall)
Large 8vo. 24x16 cm, pp. xvi, 315. Hardcover with dust jacket. Illustrated. Including bibliographical references and an index. A highly readable exploration of the biology, history and social influence of our most humble and versatile foodstuff. Baked, roasted, boiled, mashed, steamed, french-fried � the potato is one of the most familiar and ubiquitous foods we have, and part of our sense of humble, mundane normality. But the story of the solarum tuberosum is one of struggle, disease and survival. Fine copy in a fine dust jacket.
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