Oyster : a global history
Tillie, Carolyn2023
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Abstract: Follow the story from the prehistoric up to the present day, discovering how the oyster became the food of both paupers and kings, contributed to the building of empires and the demise of ecosystems, and why it may be the creature to help save the world's dying coastal shorelines and reefs.
Main title:
Oyster : a global history / Carolyn Tillie.
Author:
Tillie, Carolyn, authorCredo Reference (Firm), distributor
Edition:
[Enhanced Credo edition]
Imprint:
London, UK : Reaktion Books, 2017.Boston, Massachusetts : Credo Reference, 2023.
Collation:
1 online resource (21 entries) : 63 images ; digital files.
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Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.Also available in print version.Description based on title page of print version.
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Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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Contents:
Introduction1. Definition and science2. Prehistoric and ancient history3. Oysters in Asia4. Oysters from the Middle Ages to the 1800s5. Oysters in the New World : America and Australia6. The Gilded Age7. The twentieth-century oyster8. Oysters as an aphrodisiac9. The future of oystersBuying, storing and shucking oystersRecipes.
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Access restricted to authorized users and institutions.
ISBN:
9781803162348 (electronic version)1780238177 (print)9781780238173 (print)
Dewey class:
641.694
LC class:
TX754.O98
Language:
English
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BRN:
657607
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