Globalizing the soybean fat, feed, and sometimes food, c. 1900-1950 / Ines Prod©œhl.

Author/creator Prod©œhl, Ines
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Publication InfoAbingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2023.
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SeriesRoutledge studies in modern history
Abstract "Globalizing the Soybean asks how the soybean conquered the West and analyzes why and how the crop gained entry into agriculture and industry in regions beyond Asia in the first half of the twentieth century. Historian Ines Prod©œhl describes the soybean's journey centered around three hubs: Northeast China, as the crop's main growing area up to the Second World War; Germany, to where most of the beans in the interwar period were shipped; and the United States, which became the leading cultivator of soy worldwide during the 1940s. This book explores the German and U.S. adoption of the soybean being closely tied to global economic and political changes, such as the two world wars and the Great Depression. The attraction of the soybean to stakeholders on both sides of the Atlantic was linked to a need for cheap alternatives to butter and lard and a desire for greater quantities of meat, which led to the soybean becoming a cheap resource for fat and fodder. Only occasionally was it also used as food. This volume is useful for anyone who is studying or interested in economic history and commodity trading in the twentieth century. It is also connected to the histories of capitalism, globalization, imperialism, and materiality"-- Provided by publisher.
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Issued in other formPrint version : Prod©œhl, Ines. Globalizing the soybean Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2023 9781032185767
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