Fusion foodways of Africa's Gold Coast in the Atlantic era

La Fleur, James Daniel (1969-....)

Fusion foodways of Africa's Gold Coast in the Atlantic era [Texte imprimé] / by J. D. La Fleur - Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2012 - 1 vol. (XVI-214 p.) : ill., cartes ; 24 cm - The Atlantic world. . - The Atlantic world. Europe, Africa and the Americas, 1500-1830 ; 26 .

Bibliogr. p. 195-210

Finding history in early Afro-Atlantic foodways -- Grist for the mill : Africanist historiography of pre-colonial agriculture -- Introducing the land to culture : an interpretation -- Seeds of change : early African experimentation with foreign starches -- You reap what you sow : the profits and perils of the new starchy staples -- The porcupine's shame : bearing the burden of cassava culture -- Finding food in Afro-Atlantic history

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Food crops Food habits Agriculture Plant introduction Crops Starch crops Cassava as food

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