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Feeding Gotham: The Political Economy and Geography of Food in New York, 1790-1860
Gergely Baics
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Description for Feeding Gotham: The Political Economy and Geography of Food in New York, 1790-1860
Hardback. Num Pages: 368 pages, 8 color illus. 2 halftones. 19 line illus. 14 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFCV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 168 x 243 x 34. Weight in Grams: 788.
New York City witnessed unparalleled growth in the first half of the nineteenth century, its population rising from thirty thousand people to nearly a million in a matter of decades. Feeding Gotham looks at how America's first metropolis grappled with the challenge of provisioning its inhabitants. It tells the story of how access to food, once a public good, became a private matter left to free and unregulated markets--and of the profound consequences this had for American living standards and urban development. Taking readers from the early republic to the Civil War, Gergely Baics explores the changing dynamics of ... Read more
New York City witnessed unparalleled growth in the first half of the nineteenth century, its population rising from thirty thousand people to nearly a million in a matter of decades. Feeding Gotham looks at how America's first metropolis grappled with the challenge of provisioning its inhabitants. It tells the story of how access to food, once a public good, became a private matter left to free and unregulated markets--and of the profound consequences this had for American living standards and urban development. Taking readers from the early republic to the Civil War, Gergely Baics explores the changing dynamics of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
788g
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691168791
SKU
V9780691168791
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About Gergely Baics
Gergely Baics is assistant professor of history and urban studies at Barnard College, Columbia University.
Reviews for Feeding Gotham: The Political Economy and Geography of Food in New York, 1790-1860
One of Financial Times (FT.com) Best History Books of 2016 Baics has produced one of the year's most original books with this analysis of food markets in New York City in the decades up to the civil war. His account of how New York moved from tight regulation to free-market provisioning is well-organised and full of insights.
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