%0 Journal Article
%A Pérez García, Manuel
%T Challenging National Narratives: On the Origins of Sweet Potato in China as Global Commodity During the Early Modern Period
%D 2018
%U http://hdl.handle.net/10433/5120
%X The introduction of American cereal crops is probably one of the mostimportant events in China¿s agricultural history, having a great effect onthe agriculture production, national life, the transformationof consumer behaviour and, to some extent, the nationalizationof consumption. The sweet potato (Ipomoea Batatas L.), in Chineseg¿nsh¿ ¿¿, is a staple food crop for ancient Chinese society. Today itstill plays an important role in Chinese daily life, as well as guaranteeingnational food security.
%K Sweet Potato
%K Global History
%K Economic History
%K Trade Networks
%K China
%K Proyecto GECEM
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