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Staple to Superfood : A Global History of the Sweet Potato.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wang, Q. Edward.
- Series:
- Columbia Studies in International and Global History Series
- Language:
- English
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (510 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Columbia University Press, 2025.
- Summary:
- Staple to Superfood explores the sweet potato's rich history and remarkable global influence, from the Americas to Europe to Asia and the Pacific.
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- CHAPTER I American Origin and Oceanian Diffusion
- CHAPTER II A Sweet Connection Between Europe and America
- CHAPTER III Mundane or Miracle?
- CHAPTER IV Hunger Food? Daily Meals?
- CHAPTER V Sweet Potato Islands, Sweet Potato Peoples
- CHAPTER VI From Asian Crop to African Crop
- Epilogue
- Notes
- Selected Bibliography
- Index
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-231-56170-9
- 9780231561709
- OCLC:
- 1547912053
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