Globalizing the Soybean - Fat, Feed, and Sometimes Food, c. 1900–1950

Globalizing the Soybean asks how the soybean conquered the West and analyzes why and how the crop gained entry into agriculture and industry in regions beyond Asia in the first half of the twentieth century.

List of contents

1. Soy around 1900 in a Global Context 2. Commodifying Soy in Europe: Technological Change, Imperialism, and Globalization 3. Fat and Feed in Germany 4. Americanizing Soy

About the author

Ines Prodöhl is associate professor in history at the University of Bergen, Norway. She specializes in modern economic and global history and has published many works on the history of soybeans and fat.

Summary

Globalizing the Soybean asks how the soybean conquered the West and analyzes why and how the crop gained entry into agriculture and industry in regions beyond Asia in the first half of the twentieth century.

Product details

• Authors: Ines Prodöhl
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 04.10.2024
• EAN: 9781032185798
• ISBN: 978-1-032-18579-8
• No. of pages: 192
• Weight: 320 g
• Illustrations: schwarz-weiss Illustrationen, Zeichnungen, schwarz-weiss
• Series: Routledge Studies in Modern History
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Individual industrial sectors, branches; HISTORY / Europe / Germany, European History, Asia, HISTORY / General, HISTORY / World, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / United States / 20th Century, HISTORY / Asia / China, HISTORY / Asia / Japan, HISTORY / Latin America / General, HISTORY / Asia / Korea, General & world history, Regional Studies, Social and cultural history, Regional / International studies, Asian History, General and world history, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century / General