Black Earth, White Bread : A Technopolitical History of Russian Agriculture and Food / Susanne A. Wengle.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wengle, Susanne A., 1977- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Agriculture and politics--Russia (Federation)--History.

Agriculture and politics.

Agriculture and politics--Soviet Union--History.

Agriculture and state--Russia (Federation)--History.

Agriculture and state.

Agriculture and state--Soviet Union--History.

Food--Political aspects--Russia (Federation).

Food.

Food--Political aspects--Soviet Union.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 volume)

Place of Publication:

Madison, Wisconsin : The University of Wisconsin Press, [2022]

Summary:

Like all facets of daily life, the food that Russian farms produced and citizens ate-or, in some years, didn't eat-underwent radical shifts in the century between the Bolshevik Revolution and Vladimir Putin's presidency. The modernization of agriculture during this time is usually understood in terms of advances in farming methods. Susanne A. Wengle's important interdisciplinary history of Russia's agriculture and food systems, however, documents a far more complex story of the interactions between political policies, daily cultural practices, and technological improvements.Examining governance, production, consumption, nature, and the ensuing vulnerabilities of the agrifood system, Wengle reveals the intended and unintended consequences of Russian agricultural policies since 1917. Ultimately, Black Earth, White Bread calls attention to Russian technopolitics and how macro systems of government impact life on a daily, quotidian level.

Contents:

Introduction: setting the table

Governance, or, How to solve the grain problem?

Production

Consumption, or, The Perestroika of the quotidian

Nature

Conclusion: vulnerabilities.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780299335434

0299335437

OCLC:

1289986029