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" Maize and grace : "
James C. McCann.
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BL
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985132
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b739502
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| Main Entry
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McCann, James,1950-
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Maize and grace : : Africa's encounter with a New World crop, 1500-2000 /\ James C. McCann.
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| Publication Statement
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Cambridge, Mass. :: Harvard University Press,, 2005.
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1 online resource (xiii, 289 pages) :: illustrations, maps
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0674017188
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: 0674025571
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: 0674040740
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: 9780674017184
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: 9780674025578
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: 9780674040748
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9780674025578
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-274) and index.
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| Contents
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Africa and the world ecology of maize -- Naming the stranger: maize's journey to Africa -- Maize's invention in West Africa -- Seeds of subversion in two peasant empires -- How Africa's maize turned white -- African maize, American rust -- Breeding SR-52: the politics of science and race in Southern Africa -- Maize and malaria -- Maize as metonym in Africa's new millennium -- Appendix: Tables.
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| Abstract
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"The recent spread of maize has been alarmingly rapid, its implications largely overlooked by the media and policy makers. McCann's compelling history offers insight into the profound influence of a single crop on African culture, health, and technological innovation - and the future of the world's food supply."--Jacket.
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Corn-- Africa-- History.
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Corn.
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TECHNOLOGY ENGINEERING-- Agriculture-- Agronomy-- Crop Science.
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Africa.
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| Dewey Classification
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633.1/5/096
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SB191.M2 2005
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NW 2570rvk
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