This fascinating collection of diverse essays, written by anthropologists who have lived in a wide variety of communities around the world, explores postcolumbian cultivar diffusion and its importance in human history. As varied as the foods discussed are the factors affecting their acceptance and adaptability--for example, environmental compatibility; storage capability; psychological and medical repercussions; and social, economic, and political impact. Students gain a rich understanding of the material basis of human existence, specifically the effect of New World cultivars on the Old World.
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Titles of related interest from Waveland Press: Harris, Good to Eat: Riddles of Food and Culture (ISBN 9781577660156); Kahn, Always Hungry, Never Greedy: Food and the Expression of Gender in a Melanesian Society (ISBN 9780881337761); and Weismantel, Food, Gender, and Poverty in the Ecuadorian Andes (ISBN 9781577660293).
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"One of the most satisfying sessions [of the 1998 annual meeting of the American Anthropological Association] that I attended . . . and apparently the first comparative examination of the subject." --Jonathan Benthall, Anthropology Today
". . . I was pleased to encounter this volume documenting the postcolumbian diffusion of cultivars between the hemispheres. . . . [It] deserves to be read by anyone interested in cultural diffusion. --Betty J. Meggers, American Anthropologist
". . . a rather eclectic volume of refreshingly unpretentious discussions. For those from undergraduate to researcher fascinated by questions of how 'we are what we eat,' this collection provides enjoyable reading about the transformation of food, people, and land." --Laurence C. Becker, Journal of Political Ecology
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