Bibliograph

True to the land, a history of food in Australia, Paul van Reyk

Type

Label

True to the land, a history of food in Australia, Paul van Reyk

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 274-276) and index

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

True to the land

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Paul van Reyk

Series statement

Foods and nations

Sub title

a history of food in Australia

Summary

Spanning 65,000 years, this book provides a history of food in Australia from its beginnings, with the arrival of the first peoples and their stewardship of the land, to a present where the production and consumption of food is fraught with anxieties and competing priorities. It describes how food production in Australia is subject to the constraints of climate, water and soil, leading to centuries of unsustainable agricultural practices post-colonisation. Australian food history is also the story of its xenophobia and the immigration policies pursued which continue to question the image of Australia as a model multicultural society though the history ends on a positive note as Indigenous peoples take increasing control of how their food is interpreted and marketed

Target audience

adult

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