Umfang:
1 Online-Ressource (xix, 220 pages)
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map
Ausgabe:
Online-Ausg.
ISBN:
0803206232
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0803215819
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0803210914
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0803207417
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1280823917
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9780803206236
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9780803215818
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9780803210912
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9780803207417
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9781280823916
Serie:
France overseas
Inhalt:
In Libreville, the capital of the African nation of Gabon, the colonial past has evolved into a present indelibly marked by colonial rule and ongoing French influence. This is especially evident in areas as essential to life as food. In this complex, hybrid culinary culture of Libreville, croissants are as readily available as plantains
Inhalt:
Map of Gabon Estuary -- The Gabon Estuary and the Atlantic world, 1840-1960 -- Eating in an African Atlantic town, 1840-1885 -- Newcomers, food supply, and the colonial state, 1840-1914 -- Famine in the Gabon Estuary, 1914-1930 -- Town life and imported food, 1840-1960 -- Food supply in Libreville, 1930-1960 -- European culinary practices in colonial Libreville -- Conclusion -- Appendix: table of Libreville population, 1863-1960 -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index
Anmerkung:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-212) and index
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9780803210912
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 0803210914
Weitere Ausg.:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Rich, Jeremy (Jeremy McMaster) Workman is worthy of his meat Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, ©2007
Sprache:
Englisch
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