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Author:   Emma McDonell
Publisher:   University of California Press
Imprint:   University of California Press
Volume:   84
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.635kg
ISBN:  

9780520401709

ISBN 10:   0520401700
Pages:   328
Publication Date:   18 February 2025
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Contents Note on Names and Places  Quinoa Timeline  Introduction: Quinoa’s Promise  Part one Miracle Crop 1 • Reimagining the Future of a Neglected Crop  2 • Whitening a Comida de Indios: Culinary Bioprospecting and the Inca Superfood  Part two Boom 3 • The Quinoa Frontier: Making a Productive and Orderly Landscape  4 • Producing Good Quinoa: The Moral Politics of Quality Standards  Part three Bust 5 • Disarticulations: Uneven Risks and Fragile Relations in the Quinoa Bust 6 • Fragmented Knowledge and Intractable Residues in the Quinoa Supply Chain  7 • (Re)building Reputation: Origin-Based Labels and the Elusive Promise of Differentiation  Conclusion  Acknowledgments  Appendix: Quinoa Production, Export, and Price Charts  Notes  Bibliography  Index

Reviews

“A valuable resource that offers insights into the author’s collaborative efforts with farmers to collect data, connect with key individuals, and conduct surveys of farmer associations. This book is recommended for students of rural development, ethnoecology, and economic botany.” * Ethnobotany and Economic Botany *

Author Information

Emma McDonell is Assistant Professor of Anthropology at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and coauthor of Critical Approaches to Superfoods.

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