Stocks, seasons and sales English: Food supply, storage and markets in Europe and the New World, c. 1600-2000 - Couverture souple

Mignemi, Niccolò; Herment, Laurent

 
9782503585093: Stocks, seasons and sales English: Food supply, storage and markets in Europe and the New World, c. 1600-2000
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 2503585094 ISBN 13 : 9782503585093
Editeur : Brepols N.V., 2019

Synopsis

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.

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Éditeur
Brepols N.V.
Date d'édition
2019
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
2503585094
ISBN 13 
9782503585093
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
224
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