Exploring the Tomato: Transformations of Nature, Society and Economy

by Huw Beynon, Mark Harvey, Stephen Quilley

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Exploring the Tomato engages with an apparently simple fruit in order to reveal major changes to society and economy. It treats the tomato as an object of fascination and as a probe into major historical changes in twentieth century capitalism. From first domestication to genetic modification, from Aztec salsa to supermarket pizza, the tomato has been continually transformed in the ways it has been produced, exchanged and consumed. This book explores...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:1843761890

ISBN13:9781843761891

Release Date:February 2003

Publisher:Edward Elgar Publishing

Length:320 Pages

Weight:1.44 lbs.

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