Potato

(Part of the Object Lessons Series)

by Rebecca Earle

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Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.

Baked potatoes, Bombay potatoes, pommes frites . . . everyone eats potatoes, but what do they mean? To the United Nations they mean global food security (potatoes are the world's fourth most important food crop). To 18th-century philosophers they promised happiness. Nutritionists warn that too many increase your risk of hypertension...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:1501344315

ISBN13:9781501344312

Release Date:March 2019

Publisher:Bloomsbury Academic

Length:144 Pages

Weight:0.30 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 4.7" x 6.4"

Related Subjects

Cooking Cooking Social Science Social Sciences

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(Part of the Object Lessons Series)

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