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When Wheat Was King
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2527956When Wheat Was Kinghttps://www.gandhi.com.mx/when-wheat-was-king-9780774831161/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/3340437/b082f9d6-1413-408c-810f-ff518e337a85.jpg?v=638385233753700000443615MXNUBC PressInStock/Ebooks/<p>Over the course of a century, the Canadian Prairies went from being the breadbasket of the world to but one of many grain-growing regions in a vast global agri-food system. <em>When Wheat Was King</em> traces the causes and consequences of this evolution, from the first transatlantic shipments to the controversial dismantling of the Canadian Wheat Board.</p><p>The story begins in the settlement period, when farmers came up against forces outside their control world prices, unpredictable weather, powerful banks, and the emergence of a global grain trade. In response, Canadian governments created a central system for grain pooling, quality control, and collective marketing. In the postwar period, however, US priorities shaped a new food regime, and in the years that followed, the wheat trade faced the liberalization of global markets and the consolidation of corporate power.</p><p>This ambitious look at how farmers, consumers, the state, and markets coalesced in the production, distribution, and consumption of food in the Canadian-UK grain trade offers keen insights into how regional and international politics influence agriculture and food industries in Canada, the UK, and around the world.</p>...2463992When Wheat Was King443615https://www.gandhi.com.mx/when-wheat-was-king-9780774831161/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/3340437/b082f9d6-1413-408c-810f-ff518e337a85.jpg?v=638385233753700000InStockMXN99999DIEbook20169780774831161_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9780774831161_<p>Food systems students and scholars, farmers, policy makers, agricultural historians, researchers of agricultural politics and international trade, and anyone with a stake in Canadian wheat will find much of interest in <em>When Wheat Was King.</em></p>(*_*)9780774831161_<p>Over the course of a century, the Canadian Prairies went from being the breadbasket of the world to but one of many grain-growing regions in a vast global agri-food system. <em>When Wheat Was King</em> traces the causes and consequences of this evolution, from the first transatlantic shipments to the controversial dismantling of the Canadian Wheat Board.</p><p>The story begins in the settlement period, when farmers came up against forces outside their control world prices, unpredictable weather, powerful banks, and the emergence of a global grain trade. In response, Canadian governments created a central system for grain pooling, quality control, and collective marketing. In the postwar period, however, US priorities shaped a new food regime, and in the years that followed, the wheat trade faced the liberalization of global markets and the consolidation of corporate power.</p><p>This ambitious look at how farmers, consumers, the state, and markets coalesced in the production, distribution, and consumption of food in the Canadian-UK grain trade offers keen insights into how regional and international politics influence agriculture and food industries in Canada, the UK, and around the world.</p>...9780774831161_UBC Presslibro_electonico_bed61c99-f6bb-3acf-bee4-5b1fba733ed5_9780774831161;9780774831161_9780774831161André MagnanInglésMéxicohttps://getbook.kobo.com/koboid-prod-public/acp-epub-781aebdd-4345-4b1b-a54c-1a87835726a8.epub2016-03-05T00:00:00+00:00UBC Press