Moveable feasts : from ancient Rome to the 21st century, the incredible journeys of the food we eat /
Murray, Sarah
Moveable feasts : from ancient Rome to the 21st century, the incredible journeys of the food we eat / Sarah Murray. - 1st ed. - New York : St. Martin's Press, 2007. - xiii, 256 p. ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references (p. [233]-241) and index.
Liquid gold: the ancient amphora delivers Roman riches -- The business of bones: the Norwegian salmon pays a visit to China -- Cannon fodder: battlefield food fuels packaging technology -- Plane fare: the Berlin airlift secures a Cold War victory -- Tiffin travels: curry catches the corporate imagination -- Yes, we can do bananas: refrigerated ships shape Central American regimes -- Whey to go: Mongolian nomads practice mobile biochemistry -- Barrels and bouquets: the oak tree leaves its mark -- A quick cuppa: commercial competition speeds the racing tea clippers -- Food with altitude: jet planes dispatch a strawberry for all seasons -- Elevated design: buffalo grain feeds Bauhaus inspiration -- Going with gravity: Cold War weaponry finds a new purpose -- Epilogue.
9780312355357 0312355351
2007031061
Food--Transportation--History.
Food industry and trade--History.
Produce trade--History.
Food supply--History.
HE595.F6 / M87 2007
382/.41
Moveable feasts : from ancient Rome to the 21st century, the incredible journeys of the food we eat / Sarah Murray. - 1st ed. - New York : St. Martin's Press, 2007. - xiii, 256 p. ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references (p. [233]-241) and index.
Liquid gold: the ancient amphora delivers Roman riches -- The business of bones: the Norwegian salmon pays a visit to China -- Cannon fodder: battlefield food fuels packaging technology -- Plane fare: the Berlin airlift secures a Cold War victory -- Tiffin travels: curry catches the corporate imagination -- Yes, we can do bananas: refrigerated ships shape Central American regimes -- Whey to go: Mongolian nomads practice mobile biochemistry -- Barrels and bouquets: the oak tree leaves its mark -- A quick cuppa: commercial competition speeds the racing tea clippers -- Food with altitude: jet planes dispatch a strawberry for all seasons -- Elevated design: buffalo grain feeds Bauhaus inspiration -- Going with gravity: Cold War weaponry finds a new purpose -- Epilogue.
9780312355357 0312355351
2007031061
Food--Transportation--History.
Food industry and trade--History.
Produce trade--History.
Food supply--History.
HE595.F6 / M87 2007
382/.41