Seed to Civilization : : The Story of Food / / Charles B. Heiser, Jr.
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter HUP e-dition: Complete eBook Package |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2013] ©1990 |
| Year of Publication: | 2013 |
| Edition: | New ed. Reprint 2014 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (228 p.) :; illustrations |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface to the 1990 Edition
- CHAPTER ONE. In the Beginning
- CHAPTER TWO. Seeds, Sex, and Sacrifice
- CHAPTER THREE. Eating to Live
- CHAPTER FOUR. Meat: The Luxury Food
- CHAPTER FIVE. Grasses: The Staff of Life
- CHAPTER SIX. Sugar
- CHAPTER SEVEN. Legumes: The Meat of the Poor
- CHAPTER EIGHT. The Starchy Staples
- CHAPTER NINE. Coconut: The Tree of Life
- CHAPTER TEN. Oils: Sunflower and Cotton
- CHAPTER ELEVEN. To Complete the Meal
- CHAPTER TWELVE. Multiplier of the Harvest
- CHAPTER THIRTEEN. Let Them Eat Cake?
- Bibliography. Index
- Bibliography
- Index