In the shadow of slavery Africa's botanical legacy in the Atlantic world - Carney, Judith Ann.; Rosomoff, Richard Nicholas, 1956-; ebrary, Inc. (Berkeley [Calif.] : University of California Press, 2011)
Food and the African past -- African plants on the move -- African food crops and the Guinea trade -- African food and the Atlantic crossing -- Maroon subsistence strategies -- The Africanization of plantation food systems -- Botanical gardens of the dispossessed -- Guinea's plants and European empire -- African animals and grasses in the New World tropics -- Memory dishes of Africa's botanical legacy.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Electronic reproduction.
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