Corn : a global history / Michael Owen Jones.
Material type: TextSeries: Edible series (Reaktion Books (Firm)) | Edible series (Reaktion Books (Firm))Publisher: London : Reaktion Books 2017Copyright date: ©2017Description: 159 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cmISBN:- 9781780238166
- 1780238169
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Lending Books | Elisabeth C. Miller Library Tall Shelves | SB351.G7 J66 2017 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 39352800167157 |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 146-147) and index.
Originating in Mesoamerica 9,000 years ago, maize - or, as we know it, corn - now grows in 160 countries. In the New World, indigenous peoples referred to corn as "Our Mother," "Our Life," and "She Who Sustains Us." Today, the United States is the world's leading producer of corn, and you can find more than 3,500 items in grocery stores that contain corn in one way or another - from puddings to soups, margarine to mayonnaise. In Corn: A Global History, Michael Owen Jones explores the origins of this humble but irreplaceable crop.