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9780807827666

Corn & Capitalism

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  • ISBN13:

    9780807827666

  • ISBN10:

    0807827665

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2003-02-01
  • Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Pr

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Summary

Exploring the history and importance of corn worldwide, Warman traces its origins from a New World food of poor and despised peoples to a commodity that plays a major role in the modern global economy.

Table of Contents

Translator's Preface vii
Preface ix
American Plants, World Treasures
1(11)
Botanical Economy of a Marvelous Plant
12(16)
A Bastard's Tale
28(9)
Corn in China: The Adventure Continues Half a World Away
37(14)
Corn and Slavery in Africa
51(15)
Corn and Colonialism
66(16)
Corn and Dependency in Independent Africa
82(15)
Corn in Europe: An Elusive Trail
97(15)
Corn and Society before the Era of Bourgeois Revolution
112(20)
The Curse of Corn in Europe
132(19)
Corn in the United States: Blessing and Bane
151(23)
The Road to Food Power
174(23)
The Syndrome of Inequality: The World Market
197(20)
Inventing the Future
217(15)
Brief Reflections on Utopia and the New Millennium
232(11)
Bibliography 243(14)
Index 257

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