Book ID: CBB000550909

Corn and Capitalism: How a Botanical Bastard Grew to Global Dominance (2003)

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Warman, Arturo (Author)


University of North Carolina Press


Publication Date: 2003
Edition Details: Translated from the Spanish by Nancy L. Westrate.
Physical Details: xiii + 270 pp.
Language: English

Description Spanish edition published in 1988.


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Review Kleinman, Kim (2004) Review of "Corn and Capitalism: How a Botanical Bastard Grew to Global Dominance". Journal of the History of Biology (p. 594). unapi

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Authors & Contributors
Diego Silva Garzón
Marez, Curtis
Maryse Carraretto
Gisolfi, Monica R.
Gabriela Méndez Cota
Hale-Dorrell, Aaron T.
Concepts
Agriculture
Agribusiness
Corn
Technoscience; science and technology studies
Grain crops; Cereals; Grasses
Native American civilization and culture
Time Periods
20th century, early
20th century
18th century
21st century
17th century
Enlightenment
Places
United States
Mexico
California (U.S.)
Argentina
Spain
Portugal
Institutions
U.S. Federal Extension Service
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