RT Journal Article
T1 Challenging National Narratives: On the Origins of Sweet Potato in China as Global Commodity During the Early Modern Period
A1 Pérez García, Manuel
K1 Sweet Potato
K1 Global History
K1 Economic History
K1 Trade Networks
K1 China
K1 Proyecto GECEM
AB 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.
PB Palgrave Macmillan
SN 978-981-10-4052-8
SN 978-981-10-4053-5
YR 2018
FD 2018-01-06
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10433/5120
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10433/5120
LA en
NO M. Perez Garcia and L. de Sousa (eds.), Global History and New Polycentric Approaches, Palgrave Studies in Comparative Global History,
NO GECEM Project, Global Encounters between China and Europe: Trade Networks, Consumption and Cultural Exchanges in Macau and Marseille (1680-1840), ERC (European Research Council)- Starting Grant, programa Horizon 2020, número de ref. 679371, www.gecem.eu.
DS RIO
RD May 22, 2026