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The story of soy / Christine M. Du Bois.

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: London : Reaktion Books, 2018.Description: 304 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781780239255
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 641.35655 23 BOI
Contents:
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.
Summary: "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...
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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...

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