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True to the land : a history of food in Australia / Paul van Reyk.

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Field name	Details
ISBN	178914406X
ISBN	9781789144062
Author	Reyk, Paul van (author)
Title	True to the land : a history of food in Australia / Paul van Reyk.
Publisher and/or associated date/s	London : Reaktion Books, 2021.
Description	286 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm.
Series	Foods and nations
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (pages 274-276) and index.
Summary	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.
Subjects	Food
	Food habits -- Social aspects
	Diet -- Australia -- History
	Food -- Australia -- History
	Food habits -- Australia -- History
Call number	2021.251

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Barcode	Shelf Location	Collection	Volume Ref.	Status	Due Date
A00942214	2021.251	General Collection		. *, Long Overdue .	7 Jan 2022