From Farm to Canal Street : Chinatown's Alternative Food Network in the Global Marketplace /

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On the sidewalks of Manhattan's Chinatown, you can find street vendors and greengrocers selling bright red litchis in the summer and mustard greens and bok choy no matter the season. The neighborhood supplies more than two hundred distinct varieties of fruits and vegetables that find their way...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Imbruce, Valerie, 1977- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2015.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Produce trade.
Food supply.
Food habits.
Chinese Americans > Food.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Agriculture & Food.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Sales & Selling > General.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Marketing > General.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Commerce.
Americains d'origine chinoise > Alimentation > New York (État) > New York.
Habitudes alimentaires > New York (État) > New York.
Produits agricoles > Commerce > New York (État) > New York.
Chinese Americans > Food > New York (State) > New York.
Food habits > New York (State) > New York.
Food supply > New York (State) > New York.
Produce trade > New York (State) > New York.
New York (State) > New York > Chinatown.
New York (State) > New York.
Chinatown (New York, N.Y.)
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : situating Manhattan's Chinatown
  • Green grocers and street vendors
  • The social network of trade
  • Okeechobee bok choy
  • Bringing Southeast Asia to the southeastern United States
  • Growing Asian vegetables in Honduras
  • Chinese food in American culture
  • Recognizing Chinatown's food network in New York City politics
  • Conclusion : diversity and dynamism in global markets
  • Appendix A, produce vendors in Manhattan's Chinatown
  • Appendix B, fruit, vegetables, and herbs sold in Chinatown
  • Appendix C, food plants found in Southeast Asian homegardens in Miami-Dade County, Florida
  • Appendix D, research methods.

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