The story of soy /
Du Bois, Christine M., 1962-
The story of soy / Christine M. Du Bois. - London : Reaktion Books, 2018. - 304 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction : Hidden gold
Asian roots
Europe explores and experiments
The young country and the ancient Lean
Soy patriotic
Fattening with feed
Soy swoops south
Moulding our world
Poison or panacea?
Beans as business: big business
Fat in the fire: soy diesel --Afterword.
"The humble soybean is the world's most grown and most traded oilseed. But it is also a poorly understood crop that is often viewed in extreme terms as a superfood or poison. Christine M. Du Bois reveals its hugely significant role in human history, as she traces the story of soy from its domestication in ancient Asia to the promise and perils it offers in the twenty-first century. This illuminating book travels Read more...
9781780239255
Soybean
Soyfoods
Cooking (Soybeans)--History.--History.--History.
641.35655 / BOI
The story of soy / Christine M. Du Bois. - London : Reaktion Books, 2018. - 304 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction : Hidden gold
Asian roots
Europe explores and experiments
The young country and the ancient Lean
Soy patriotic
Fattening with feed
Soy swoops south
Moulding our world
Poison or panacea?
Beans as business: big business
Fat in the fire: soy diesel --Afterword.
"The humble soybean is the world's most grown and most traded oilseed. But it is also a poorly understood crop that is often viewed in extreme terms as a superfood or poison. Christine M. Du Bois reveals its hugely significant role in human history, as she traces the story of soy from its domestication in ancient Asia to the promise and perils it offers in the twenty-first century. This illuminating book travels Read more...
9781780239255
Soybean
Soyfoods
Cooking (Soybeans)--History.--History.--History.
641.35655 / BOI