Feeding Gotham: The Political Economy and Geography of Food in New York, 17901860
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Feeding Gotham: The Political Economy and Geography of Food in New York, 17901860
By (Author) Gergely Baics
Princeton University Press
Princeton University Press
2nd January 2017
United States
Classifications
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
History of the Americas
Cultural studies: food and society
974.7103
Physical Properties
Hardback
368
Width 152mm, Height 235mm
794g
Description
New York City witnessed unparalleled growth in the first half of the nineteenth century, its population rising from thirty thousand people to nearly a million in a matter of decades. Feeding Gotham looks at how America's first metropolis grappled with the challenge of provisioning its inhabitants. It tells the story of how access to food, once a pu
Reviews
One of Financial Times (FT.com) Best History Books of 2016 "Baics has produced one of the year's most original books with this analysis of food markets in New York City in the decades up to the civil war. His account of how New York moved from tight regulation to free-market provisioning is well-organised and full of insights."--Tony Barber, Financial Times Best Books of 2016: History "Baics carefully and methodically examines the causes and effects of economic and political forces that have changed the access of food distributions in New York City... This valuable book provides the necessary background to better understand current circumstances."--Choice
Author Bio
Gergely Baics is assistant professor of history and urban studies at Barnard College, Columbia University.
