True to the land : a history of food in Australia
Reyk, Paul van2021
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Spanning 65,000 years, this book provides a history of food in Australia from its beginnings, with the arrival of the first peoples and their stewardship of the land, to a present where the production and consumption of food is fraught with anxieties and competing priorities. It describes how food production in Australia is subject to the constraints of climate, water and soil, leading to centuries of unsustainable agricultural practices post-colonisation. Australian food history is also the story of its xenophobia and the immigration policies pursued which continue to question the image of Australia as a model multicultural society though the history ends on a positive note as Indigenous peoples take increasing control of how their food is interpreted and marketed.
Main title:
True to the land : a history of food in Australia / Paul van Reyk.
Author:
Reyk, Paul van, author
Imprint:
London : Reaktion Books, 2021.
Collation:
286 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm.
Series title:
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 274-276) and index.
ISBN:
178914406X9781789144062
Dewey class:
641.300994641.3
LC class:
TX360.A8
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
128234