Feeding Manila in Peace and War, 1850–1945 / Daniel F. Doeppers.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Doeppers, Daniel F., 1938- author.

Series:

New perspectives in Southeast Asian studies.

New perspectives in Southeast Asian studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Food supply--Philippines--Manila--History.

Food supply.

Manila (Philippines)--Social conditions--20th century.

Manila (Philippines).

Manila (Philippines)--Social conditions--19th century.

Manila (Philippines)--History--20th century.

Manila (Philippines)--History--19th century.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Madison, Wisconsin : The University of Wisconsin Press, [2016]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Policymakers and scholars have come to realize that getting food, water, and services to the millions who live in the world's few dozen megacities is one of the twenty-first century's most formidable challenges. As these populations continue to grow, apocalyptic scenarios-sprawling slums plagued by hunger, disease, and social disarray-become increasingly plausible. In Feeding Manila in Peace and War, 1850-1945, Daniel F. Doeppers traces nearly a century in the life of Manila, one of the world's largest cities, to show how it grew and what sustained it. Doeppers follows key commodities for the city-rice, produce, fish, fowl, meat, milk, flour, coffee-and their complex interconnections. In the process he considers the changing ecology of the surrounding region as well as the social fabric that weaves together farmers, merchants, transporters, storekeepers, and door-to-door vendors.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780299305130

0299305139

OCLC:

945630813