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245 10 a| Rice in the time of sugarh| [electronic resource] :b| the political economy of food in Cuba /c| Louis A. Pérez Jr.;

260 a| Chapel Hill :b| The University of North Carolina Press,c| [2019];

300 a| xiv, 249 pages :b| illustrations, maps ;c| 25 cm;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

505 0 a| Prosperity so easily obtained -- Passing into economic darkness -- An uncertain source of wealth -- To overcome sugar -- To tremble in fear -- To return to what was before "plus ça change".;

506 a| Available only to authorized users.;

520 a| "In this history of Cuba, Louis A. Pérez proposes a new Cuban counterpoint: rice, a staple central to the island's cuisine, and sugar, which dominated an export economy 150 years in the making. Pérez shows how the logic of the sugar trade resulted in the development of an agriculture for consumers abroad at the expense of consumers at home. In the process, dependency on food imports, a signal feature of the Cuban economy, was set in place"--c| Provided by publisher.;

538 a| Mode of access: World Wide Web;

650 0 a| Exportsx| Social aspectsz| Cuba.=| ^A333545;

650 0 a| Sugarcane industryx| Social aspectsz| Cuba.=| ^A264448;

650 0 a| Balance of tradez| Cubax| History.=| ^A73730;

650 0 a| Food supplyz| Cubax| History.=| ^A1738;

651 0 a| Cubax| Foreign economic relations.=| ^A27968;

651 0 a| Cubax| Economic conditionsx| History.=| ^A89731;

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Rice in the time of sugar the political economy of food in Cuba / Louis A. Pérez Jr.

Author/creator	Pérez, Louis A.
Format	Electronic
Publication Info	Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2019]
Description	xiv, 249 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Oxford UNC Press Titles
Subjects	Exports--Social aspects. --Cuba. Sugarcane industry--Social aspects. --Cuba. Balance of trade--Cuba. --History. Food supply--Cuba. --History. Cuba--Foreign economic relations. Cuba--Economic conditions. --History.

Contents	Prosperity so easily obtained -- Passing into economic darkness -- An uncertain source of wealth -- To overcome sugar -- To tremble in fear -- To return to what was before "plus ça change".
Abstract	"In this history of Cuba, Louis A. Pérez proposes a new Cuban counterpoint: rice, a staple central to the island's cuisine, and sugar, which dominated an export economy 150 years in the making. Pérez shows how the logic of the sugar trade resulted in the development of an agriculture for consumers abroad at the expense of consumers at home. In the process, dependency on food imports, a signal feature of the Cuban economy, was set in place"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2018051397
ISBN	9781469651415 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN	9781469651422 (pbk : alk. paper)

Rice in the time of sugar the political economy of food in Cuba / Louis A. Pérez Jr.

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