When wheat was king : the rise and fall of the Canada-UK wheat trade / Andre Magnan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Magnan, Andre, 1977- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Canadian Wheat Board.

Canadian Wheat Board--History.

Canadian Wheat Board-History.

Wheat trade--Government policy--Canada--History.

Wheat trade.

Wheat trade--Government policy--Great Britain--History.

Wheat trade--Great Britain--History.

Wheat trade--Prairie Provinces--History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 205 pages)

Place of Publication:

Vancouver ; Toronto : UBC Press, [2016]

Summary:

"Over a century, the Canadian prairies went from being the breadbasket of the world to a grain-growing region in a vast, global agri-food system. Magnan traces the causes and consequences of this evolution, from the first transatlantic shipments of wheat to the controversial dismantling of the Canadian Wheat Board. When Wheat Was King reveals how farmers, governments, and consumers, over successive periods, responded to industrialization, international trade rules set by the US, the liberalization of global markets, and the consolidation of corporate power. The result is fascinating look at how regional, national, and international politics have influenced agriculture and food industries in Canada, the UK, and around the world."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

Figures and Tables

Introduction

Forging the Canadian-UK Wheat Trade

Regulating the Wheat Sector

Reinventing Industrial Bread

Transforming the Wheat Sector

Conclusion

Notes

References

Index

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-7748-3115-4

OCLC:

935108335