Africa's encounter with a New World crop, 1500-2000 /
نام نخستين پديدآور
James C. McCann.
وضعیت نشر و پخش و غیره
محل نشرو پخش و غیره
Cambridge, Mass. :
نام ناشر، پخش کننده و غيره
Harvard University Press,
تاریخ نشرو بخش و غیره
2005.
مشخصات ظاهری
نام خاص و کميت اثر
1 online resource (xiii, 289 pages) :
ساير جزييات
illustrations, maps
یادداشتهای مربوط به کتابنامه ، واژه نامه و نمایه های داخل اثر
متن يادداشت
Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-274) and index.
یادداشتهای مربوط به مندرجات
متن يادداشت
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.
بدون عنوان
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یادداشتهای مربوط به خلاصه یا چکیده
متن يادداشت
"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.