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The Secret Financial Life of Food: From Commodi, Newman+=
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- Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
- PublishedOn
- 2014-10-31
- ISBN
- 9780231156714
- EAN
- 9780231156714
- Publication Name
- Secret Financial Life of Food : from Commodities Markets to Supermarkets
- Item Length
- 8in
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Publication Year
- 2014
- Series
- Arts and Traditions of the Table: Perspectives on Culinary History Ser.
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.7in
- Item Width
- 5.3in
- Item Weight
- 9.2 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 208 Pages
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The Secret Financial Life of Food reveals the economic pathways that connect food to consumer, unlocking the mysteries behind culinary trends, grocery pricing, and restaurant dining. Kara Newman travels back to the markets of ancient Rome and medieval Europe, where vendors first distinguished between "spot sales" and "sales for delivery." She retraces the storied spice routes of Asia and recounts the spice craze that prompted Christopher Columbus's journey to North America, linking these developments to modern-day India's bustling peppercorn market. Newman centers her history on the transformation of corn into a ubiquitous commodity and uses oats, wheat, and rye to recast America's westward expansion and the Industrial Revolution. She also discusses the effects of such mega-corporations as Starbucks and McDonalds have on futures markets and considers burgeoning markets, particularly "super soybeans," which could scramble the landscape of food finance. The ingredients of American power and culture, and the making of the modern world, can be found in Newman's unconventional history of the how and why of what we eat.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Columbia University Press
ISBN-10
0231156715
ISBN-13
9780231156714
eBay Product ID (ePID)
202376021
Product Key Features
Publication Name
Secret Financial Life of Food : from Commodities Markets to Supermarkets
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Publication Year
2014
Series
Arts and Traditions of the Table: Perspectives on Culinary History Ser.
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
208 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8in
Item Height
0.7in
Item Width
5.3in
Item Weight
9.2 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Hg6046.N49 2014
Grade from
College Graduate Student
Reviews
The Secret Financial Life of Food is of benefit to anyone who is involved in the food industry, including growers, processors, consumers, and even professionals in the culinary arts. It also has appeal for those of us who buy and sell commodity futures, helping us gain a better understanding of how the markets have evolved., Those who are interested in the history of the "food" commodity markets will find many treats in Newman's book.
Table of Content
Acknowledgments Introduction: Buy Breakfast 1. How Does Commodities Trading Work? 2. The Spice Route 3. The Commodity That Built a Nation: Corn Futures 4. Great Grains 5. Butter-and-Egg Men 6. The Mochaccino Market: Coffee, Sugar, and Cocoa 7. Cattle Call 8. This Little Piggy Made a Market: The Rise and Fall of Pork Bellies 9. When Money Grows on Trees: Produce Futures 10. Super Soybeans 11. The Future of Food Futures? Contracts to Consider Epilogue Notes Index
Copyright Date
2014
Topic
Investments & Securities / Commodities / General, Social History, Industries / Agribusiness, Industries / Food Industry, History
Dewey Decimal
332.64/41
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
Genre
Cooking, Business & Economics, History
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