French beans and food scares [electronic resource] : culture and commerce in an anxious age / Susanne Freidberg.
By: Freidberg, Susanne
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TextPublisher: New York, N.Y. : Oxford University Press, 2004General Notes: Available through the EBSCO e-book Collection, which can be found on the Davenport University Library database page.Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p. 235-259) and index.Description: 1 online resource (ix, 269 p.) : ill., maps.ISBN: 1423720598 (electronic bk.); 9781423720591 (electronic bk.); 1433700476; 9781433700477; 9780195169607 (cloth : alk. paper); 0195169603 (cloth : alk. paper); 9780195169614 (pbk. : alk. paper); 0195169611 (pbk. : alk. paper); 1280534494; 9781280534492.Subject(s): Produce trade -- Government policy -- England | Horticultural products industry -- Government policy -- England | Produce trade -- Government policy -- France | Horticultural products industry -- Government policy -- France | Produce trade -- Government policy -- Africa | Horticultural products industry -- Government policy -- Africa | Produce trade -- Government policy -- United States | Horticultural products industry -- Government policy -- United States | Produce trade -- Government policy -- Developing countries | Horticultural products industry -- Government policy -- Developing countries | Food adulteration and inspection -- International cooperation | Horticultural products -- Inspection -- International cooperationGenre/Form: Electronic books DDC classification: 382/.41/094 Online resources: Access full-text materials at no charge: | Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 235-259) and index.
Available through the EBSCO e-book Collection, which can be found on the Davenport University Library database page.
Contents; 1 The Global Green Bean and Other Tales of Madness; 2 Feeding the Nation: The Making of Modern Food Provisioning; 3 Burkina Faso: Rural Development and Patronage; 4 Zambia: Settler Colonialism and Corporate Paternalism; 5 France: Expertise and Friendship; 6 Britain: Brands and Standards; Conclusion; Notes; Works Cited; Index.
Explores the cultural economies of two "non-traditional" commodity trades between Africa and Europe - one anglophone, the other francophone - in order to show not only why they differ but also how both have felt the fall-out of the wealthy world's food scares.
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