ISBN: 9780312355357 - moveable feasts: from ancient rome to the 21st century, the incredible journeys of the food we eat (11 Ergebnisse)

Hardback. Zustand: Good. Today the things we eat and drink have crossed oceans, continents, and even airspace before reaching the dinner table. The complex systems and technologies devised throughout the centuries to deliver our food supply reveal surprising things about politics, culture, economies--and our appetites. In Mumbai, India's chaotic commercial capital, men use local trains, bicycles, and their feet to transport more than 170,000 lunches a day from housewives to their husbands, with almost no mix-ups. Modern shipping containers allow companies to send frozen salmon to China, where it can be cheaply thawed, filleted, and refrozen, before traveling back to the United States where it's sold in supermarkets as fresh fish. Moveable Feasts takes a novel look at the economics, logistics, and environmental impact of food, and brings new perspective to debates about where we get our meals. …

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. With dust jacket. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

Hardcover. Zustand: As New. No Jacket. Pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Zustand: Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Zustand: Very Good. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Zustand: New. 2007. hardcover. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Zustand: New. 2007. hardcover. . . . . .

Hardcover. Zustand: Like New. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Published by St. Martin's Press, 2007. Octavo. Hardcover. Book is like new. Dust jacket is like new.

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Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 2007 pages. 9.50x6.50x1.25 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Zustand: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.