A workman is worthy of his meat :: food and colonialism in the Gabon Estuary /

"In Libreville, the capital of the African nation of Gabon, the colonial past has evolved into a present indelibly marked by colonial rule and ongoing French influence. This is especially evident in areas as essential to life as food. In this complex, hybrid culinary culture of Libreville, croi...

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1. Verfasser: Rich, Jeremy (Jeremy McMaster)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, ©2007.
Schriftenreihe:France overseas.
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Zusammenfassung:"In Libreville, the capital of the African nation of Gabon, the colonial past has evolved into a present indelibly marked by colonial rule and ongoing French influence. This is especially evident in areas as essential to life as food. In this complex, hybrid culinary culture of Libreville, croissants are as readily available as plantains. Yet this same culinary diversity is accompanied by high prices and a scarcity of locally made food that is bewildering to residents and visitors alike. A staggering two-thirds of the country's food is imported from outside Gabon, making Libreville's cost of living comparable to that of Tokyo and Paris. In this compelling study of food culture and colonialism, Jeremy Rich explores how colonial rule intimately shaped African life and how African townspeople developed creative ways of coping with colonialism as European expansion threatened African self-sufficiency."--Provided by publisher
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xix, 220 pages) : map
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-212) and index.
ISBN:9780803207417
0803207417
9781280823916
1280823917
9786610823918
661082391X
9780803206236
0803206232
9780803215818
0803215819

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