Bibliograph

Stocks, seasons and sales, food supply, storage and markets in Europe and the New World, c. 1600-2000, edited by Wouter Ronsijn, Niccolò Mignemi and Laurent Herment

Type

Label

Stocks, seasons and sales, food supply, storage and markets in Europe and the New World, c. 1600-2000, edited by Wouter Ronsijn, Niccolò Mignemi and Laurent Herment

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Stocks, seasons and sales

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1105597879

Responsibility statement

edited by Wouter Ronsijn, Niccolò Mignemi and Laurent Herment

Series statement

Corn publication series, 17

Sub title

food supply, storage and markets in Europe and the New World, c. 1600-2000

Summary

This book presents ten case-studies by eminent scholars dealing with food supply, storage and markets from c. 1600 to c. 2000. Together they present a long-term history of the tools for regulating the rhythms and the seasonal patterns of the agricultural production. How were the vast flows of staple food needed for metropolitan areas organised? What practical difficulties had to be overcome to preserve this food safely? Did people respond to price patterns in search for profit? Were governments successful in imposing regulation? In dealing with these issues, the contributing authors adopt different approaches and investigate cases from England, Belgium, Germany, Austria, Italy, France and Mexico. The focus on the stocks and flows of grains and other foodstuffs raises new questions combining economic, social, political, and environmental issues in the study of agricultural markets and food policies. --, Provided by publisher

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