Edible History of Humanity
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The bestselling author of A History of the World in 6 Glasses brilliantly charts how foods have transformed human culture through the ages. Publishers Weekly Standage provides an intriguing history of how hunger has shaped civilizations and prompted technological advancements. Starting with hunter-gatherer societies, Standage traces the evolution of cuisines and addition of new ingredients to the current debates over organic and industrialized food systems. With a gentle and deep voice, George K. Wilson guides listeners through the thought-provoking theses with the tone of a knowledgeable and sincere tour guide. His emphasis and deliberate delivery help keep the prose engaging while giving sufficient aural direction for listeners to understand the relevance of a particular sentence or paragraph. A Walker hardcover. (July)
Contents INTRODUCTION Ingredients of the Past....................ixPART I The Edible Foundations of Civilization 1 The Invention of Farming....................32 The Roots of Modernity....................16PART II Food and Social Structure 3 Food, Wealth, and Power....................314 Follow the Food....................48PART III Global Highways of Food 5 Splinters of Paradise....................636 Seeds of Empire....................85PART IV Food, Energy, and Industrialization 7 New World, New Foods....................1078 The Steam Engine and the Potato....................129PART V Food as a Weapon 9 The Fuel of War....................14510 Food Fight....................171PART VI Food, Population, and Development 11 Feeding the World....................19912 Paradoxes of Plenty....................221EPILOGUE Ingredients of the Future....................238ACKNOWLEDGMENTS....................243NOTES....................245SOURCES....................249INDEX....................259
