Making Slow Food Fast in California Cuisine
Victor W. Geraci
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Description for Making Slow Food Fast in California Cuisine
Hardback. Num Pages: 225 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTB; HBTD; HPQ; TVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
This book follows the development of industrial agriculture in California and its influence on both regional and national eating habits. Early California politicians and entrepreneurs envisioned agriculture as a solution to the food needs of the expanding industrial nation. The state’s climate, geography, vast expanses of land, water, and immigrant workforce when coupled with university research and governmental assistance provided a model for agribusiness. In a short time, the San Francisco Bay Area became a hub for guaranteeing Americans access to a consistent quantity of quality foods. To this end, California agribusiness played a major role in national food policies ... Read more
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Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
225
Condition
New
Number of Pages
225
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319528564
SKU
V9783319528564
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Ref
99-15
About Victor W. Geraci
Victor W. Geraci held positions as Associate Professor of History at Central Connecticut State University, USA and Associate Director of the University of California, Berkeley, USA’s Oral History Center. Geraci’s book publications include Salud!: The Story of the Santa Barbara Wine Industry, Icons of American Cooking, The Lure of the Forest: Oral Histories from the National Forests in California, and The ... Read more
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