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Swindled : the dark history of food fraud, from poisoned candy to counterfeit coffee /

From the Publisher: Bad food has a history. Swindled tells it. Through a fascinating mixture of cultural and scientific history, food politics, and culinary detective work, Bee Wilson uncovers the many ways swindlers have cheapened, falsified, and even poisoned our food throughout history. In the ha...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Wilson, Bee (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2008]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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