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14%OFFJudith A. Carney - Black Rice: The African Origins of Rice Cultivation in the Americas - 9780674008342 - V9780674008342
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Black Rice: The African Origins of Rice Cultivation in the Americas

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Description for Black Rice: The African Origins of Rice Cultivation in the Americas Paperback. This text tells the story of the true provenance of rice in the Americas. It establishes, through agricultural and historical evidence, the vital significance of rice in West African society for a millennium before Europeans arrived and the slave trade began. Num Pages: 256 pages, 18 halftones, 10 line illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1K; KNAC; TVKC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 159 x 17. Weight in Grams: 308.

Few Americans identify slavery with the cultivation of rice, yet rice was a major plantation crop during the first three centuries of settlement in the Americas. Rice accompanied African slaves across the Middle Passage throughout the New World to Brazil, the Caribbean, and the southern United States. By the middle of the eighteenth century, rice plantations in South Carolina and the black slaves who worked them had created one of the most profitable economies in the world.

Black Rice tells the story of the true provenance of rice in the Americas. It establishes, through agricultural and historical evidence, the ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Mass, United States
ISBN
9780674008342
SKU
V9780674008342
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-17

About Judith A. Carney
Judith A. Carney is Professor of Geography at the University of California, Los Angeles.

Reviews for Black Rice: The African Origins of Rice Cultivation in the Americas
Exploring crops, landscapes and agricultural practices in Africa and America, [Carney] demonstrates the critical role Africans played in the creation of the system of rice production that provided the foundation of Carolina’s wealth… This detailed study of historical botany, technological adaptation and agricultural diffusion adds depth to our understanding of slavery and makes a compelling case for ‘the agency of ... Read more

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