Maize and grace: Africa's encounter with a New World crop, 1500-2000
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1. Verfasser: McCann, James (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Cambridge, Mass. Harvard University Press 2005
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Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references (p. 261-274) and index
Africa and the world ecology of maize -- Naming the stranger: maize's journey to Africa -- Maize's invention in West Africa -- Seeds of subversion in two peasant empires -- How Africa's maize turned white -- African maize, American rust -- Breeding SR-52: the politics of science and race in Southern Africa -- Maize and malaria -- Maize as metonym in Africa's new millennium -- Appendix: Tables
"The recent spread of maize has been alarmingly rapid, its implications largely overlooked by the media and policy makers. McCann's compelling history offers insight into the profound influence of a single crop on African culture, health, and technological innovation - and the future of the world's food supply."--Jacket
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (xiii, 289 p.)
ISBN:0674017188
0674025571
0674040740
9780674017184
9780674025578
9780674040748

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