The History and Social Influence of the Potato Salaman Hawkes Paperback 2e

Description: The History and Social Influence of the Potato This revised impression enables another generation of readers to sample what Eric Hobsbawm has referred to as 'that magnificent monument of scholarship and humanity'. Redcliffe N. Salaman (Author), J. G. Hawkes (Edited by) 9780521316231, Cambridge University Press Paperback / softback, published 21 November 1985 768 pages 22.9 x 15.2 x 4.6 cm, 1.192 kg 'This book stands as the high achievement of an erudite and humane person of wide knowledge and even wider understanding.' Heredity First published in 1949, this remarkable book is the culmination of a life-long study of every aspect of the potato. Dr Salaman is concerned first with the history of the potato as a member of the botanical genus Solanum, its adaptation by man as a cultivated plant, and the record of its spread throughout the world; secondly he considers the influence the potato has exerted upon the social structure and economy of different peoples at different times. The archaeological and anthropological evidence for the early significance of the potato among the peoples of Latin America is discussed in detail with numerous illustrations, but the central portion of the book is concerned with the European, and particularly the Irish evidence. Naturally the Great Hunger is the most dramatic single episode in the entire work, and Dr Salaman does full justice to his tragic theme, concluding with the observation that in Ireland 'the potato ended in wrecking both exploited and exploiter'. Elegantly written, with numerous vivid anecdotes, Salaman's History has long enjoyed the status of a classic. This revised impression, with a new introduction and emendations by Professor J. G. Hawkes, enables another generation of readers to sample what Eric Hobsbawm has referred to as 'that magnificent monument of scholarship and humanity'. Introduction to the revised impression Preface Illustrations 1. Immigrant man and the Andean potato 2. The archaeological record 3. The potato in pre-Spanish Peru 4. The Inca period 5. The potatoes of America and their relation to the early European varieties 6. Early descriptions of the potato in Europe 7. 'Vertues', vices and values 8. Names and aliases 9. The introduction to Europe: the Raleigh and other legends 10. Potato varieties: past, present and future 11. The potato in Ireland in the sixteenth century 12. The potato in Ireland in the seventeenth century 13. The potato in Ireland in the eighteenth century 14. The period of Irish self-government 15. Ireland in the nineteenth century 16. The potato famine: its causes and consequences 17. The potato in post-famine Ireland 18. The potato's part in the tragedy of Ireland 19. The potato in Scotland 20. The potato in the highlands of Scotland 21 The potato in the lowlands of Scotland 22. The potato in Wales 23. The potato of Shakespeare and the Jacobeans 24. The seventeenth century: the first hundred years of the potato's progress in Great Britain 25. The eighteenth century 26. The nineteenth century and after 27. The relation between potato and bread consumption 28. The potato in Tristan de Cunha 29. The potato in St Helena 30. The potato in Jersey 31. The industrial uses of the potato 32. The potato in war-time 33. The implements of production 34. The potato in the realm of art Epilogue Appendix Bibliography Index Note. Subject Areas: Economic history [KCZ]

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