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Author:

Murray, Sarah (Sarah Elizabeth)

Title:

Moveable feasts : from ancient Rome to the 21st century, the incredible journeys of the food we eat / Sarah Murray.

Edition:

1st Picador ed.

Publisher:

Picador,

Copyright Date:

c2008

Description:

xiii, 301 p. ; 21 cm.

Subject:

Food--History.--History.
Food industry and trade--History.
Produce trade--History.
Food supply--History.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [273]-282) and index.

Contents:

Liquid gold : the ancient amphora delivers Roman riches -- The business of bones : the Norwegian salmon pays a visit to China -- Cannon fodder : battlefield food fuels packaging technology -- Plane fare : the Berlin airlift secures a Cold War victory -- Tiffin travels : curry catches the corporate imagination -- Yes, we can do bananas : refrigerated ships shape Central American regimes -- Whey to go : Mongolian nomads practice mobile biochemistry -- Barrels and bouquets : the oak tree leaves its mark -- A quick cuppa : commercial competition speeds the racing tea clippers -- Food with altitude : jet planes dispatch a strawberry for all seasons -- Elevated design : buffalo grain feeds Bauhaus inspiration -- Going with gravity : Cold War weaponry finds a new purpose.

ISBN:

0312428146
9780312428143

OCLC:

(OCoLC)216941682

Locations:

TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)

URAX314 -- Clarke University - Nicholas J. Schrup Library (Dubuque)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)