French beans and food scares : culture and commerce in an anxious age / Susanne Freidberg.
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TextPublication details: New York, N.Y. : Oxford University Press, [(c)2004.]Description: 1 online resource (ix, 269 pages) : illustrations, mapsContent type: - text
- computer
- online resource
- 1423720598
- 9781423720591
- 1433700476
- 9781433700477
- 1280534494
- 9781280534492
- 9780195346992
- 0195346998
- 9786610534494
- 6610534497
- Produce trade -- Government policy -- England
- Horticultural products industry -- Government policy -- England
- Produce trade -- Government policy -- France
- Horticultural products industry -- Government policy -- France
- Produce trade -- Government policy -- Africa
- Horticultural products industry -- Government policy -- Africa
- Produce trade -- Government policy -- United States
- Horticultural products industry -- Government policy -- United States
- Produce trade -- Government policy -- Developing countries
- Horticultural products industry -- Government policy -- Developing countries
- Food adulteration and inspection -- International cooperation
- Horticultural products -- Inspection -- International cooperation
- HD9011.7.5
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| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | URL | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Online Book | G. Allen Fleece Library Online | Non-fiction | HD9011.7.5 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Link to resource | Available | ocm61342285\ |
Includes bibliographies and index.
Contents; 1 The Global Green Bean and Other Tales of Madness; 2 Feeding the Nation: The Making of Modern Food Provisioning; 3 Burkina Faso: Rural Development and Patronage; 4 Zambia: Settler Colonialism and Corporate Paternalism; 5 France: Expertise and Friendship; 6 Britain: Brands and Standards; Conclusion; Notes; Works Cited; Index.
Explores the cultural economies of two "non-traditional" commodity trades between Africa and Europe - one anglophone, the other francophone - in order to show not only why they differ but also how both have felt the fall-out of the wealthy world's food scares.
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