John Reader-Potato_ A History of the Propitious Esculent

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1、POTATOAlsobyJohnReaderPyramidsofLifeMissingLinks:TheHuntforEarliestManKilimanjaroTheRiseofLifeManonEarthMountKenyaAfrica:ABiographyoftheContinentCitiesPOTATOAHISTORYOFTHEPROPITIOUSESCULENTJOHNREADERYaleUniversityPressNewHavenandLondonPublishedintheUnitedStatesbyYaleUniversi

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5、gitteThispageintentionallyleftblankContentsIntroductionixAcknowledgementsxiiiListofPlatesxvPartOne:SOUTHAMERICA.ToMarsfromtheAndes.Whatexactlyisapotato?.Domestication.Whencehavetheycome?.AdaintydishPartTwo:EUROPE.Thelonelyimpulseofdelight.Thewayitwas.The

6、demoralisingesculent.Wherethepratiesgrow.Seedsoffamine.WoethesonsofAdam!PartThree:THEWORLD.Thefatalmalady.Co-optingscience.Menonamission.Globalvoyage.Developingworlds.ForthepriceofapplesNotesBibliographyIndexIntroductio

7、nIusedtotakepotatoesforgranted.Myearliestmemoriesofthemareasanunassumingitemoffoodthatwasplentifulenoughtoeatdailyandmightoccasionallybulkupamealwhosemajorattractionwasinshortsupply:nomore,they’dsay,youcanfilluponpotatoes.Amemorablescheduleofconsumptionwasestablishedinchildhood

8、.RoastwiththejointonSundays;boiledwithslicesofcoldmeat