Italy and the Potato: A History, 1550-2000

Informationen zum Autor David Gentilcore is Professor of Early Modern History at the University of Leicester, UK. Klappentext Examines the important role it has played in Italy's social, cultural and economic history. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. The 'Perverse Strangeness of the Seasons': 1816 2. An Exotic American in Italy: 1573 3. The 'Potato Apostles': 1764-67 4. 'Substituting Potatoes for Wheat': the Late 19th Century 5. 'Up Here it Makes More Sense to Plant Potatoes': the Late 19th Century 6. 'New and Broader Horizons': the 20th Century 7. Epilogue: the Postmodern Italian Bibliography Index

Product details

• Authors: David Gentilcore
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 07.11.2013
• EAN: 9781472526311
• ISBN: 978-1-4725-2631-1
• No. of pages: 272
• Subject: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous