{"product_id":"9781405189484","title":"How Food Made History","description":"\u003ch1\u003eHow Food Made History\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eB. W. Higman\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistory \/ Social History\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCovering 5,000 years of global history, \u003ci\u003eHow Food Made History\u003c\/i\u003e traces the changing patterns of food production and consumption that have molded economic and social life and contributed fundamentally to the development of government and complex societies.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eCharts the changing technologies that have increased crop yields, enabled the industrial processing and preservation of food, and made transportation possible over great distances\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eConsiders social attitudes towards food, religious prohibitions, health and nutrition, and the politics of distribution\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers a fresh understanding of world history through the discussion of food\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eB. W. Higman\u003c\/b\u003e is Emeritus Professor of the Australian National University and Emeritus Professor of the University of the West Indies. He has published several books on the history of slavery and the social and economic history of the Caribbean. He has taught courses on world food history, and is the author of \u003ci\u003eJamaican Food: History, Biology, Culture\u003c\/i\u003e (2008).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e24 October 2011\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781405189484\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\u003e288\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e19.36\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44352058425484,"sku":"9781405189484","price":80.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781405189484_7b6b3e8f-15ac-4d3e-a375-ed413072b89d.jpg?v=1780169808","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781405189484","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}