{"product_id":"9781350413610","title":"Global History in 15 Latin American Foods","description":"\u003ch3\u003eHistory in 15\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eGlobal History in 15 Latin American Foods\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eElizabeth Newman | Laura A. Belmonte\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistory \/ World\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGlobal History in 15 Latin American Foods\u003c\/i\u003e traces the paths by which 15 ingredients, from corn to chiles, and from guava to gum, made their way from Precolumbian Latin America to world cuisine today.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhy is the bird on your Thanksgiving table called a turkey? What does the potato tell us about the dangers of globalization? And how did the age of industrialization give us the chocolate bars we know and love today? Placing these foods, and others, at the center of a global network, it highlights some of the most important historical trends of the last 500 years, from the age of exploration through the Enlightenment, industrialization, empire-building and decolonisation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePutting Latin America at the center of global processes in modern world history, and highlighting surprising origins of enduring cultural traditions and myths, \u003ci\u003eGlobal History in 15 Latin American Foods \u003c\/i\u003eoffers a new perspective on the making of the modern world, food and commodities studies, environmental history and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eElizabeth Newman \u003c\/b\u003eis Professor of Anthropology and Dean of the College of Liberal Arts at University of Texas at Arlington, USA. Elizabeth has published more than a dozen articles and a monograph, \u003ci\u003eBiography of a Hacienda \u003c\/i\u003e(2014), which won the James Deetz Award from the Society for Historical Archaeology.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e26 October 2027\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781350413610\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e272\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51522034204812,"sku":"9781350413610","price":81.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_94352e8d-73ac-4820-b440-331b5754b2f4.jpg?v=1784754123","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781350413610","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}