Pérez García, Manuel2017-12-202017-12-202018-01-06M. Perez Garcia and L. de Sousa (eds.), Global History and New Polycentric Approaches, Palgrave Studies in Comparative Global History,978-981-10-4052-8978-981-10-4053-510.1007/978-981-10-4053-5_4http://hdl.handle.net/10433/5120The introduction of American cereal crops is probably one of the most important events in China¿s agricultural history, having a great effect on the agriculture production, national life, the transformation of consumer behaviour and, to some extent, the nationalization of consumption. The sweet potato (Ipomoea Batatas L.), in Chinese g¿nsh¿ ¿¿, is a staple food crop for ancient Chinese society. Today it still plays an important role in Chinese daily life, as well as guaranteeing national food security.application/pdfenAtribución-NoComercial-SinDerivadas 3.0 Españahttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/Sweet PotatoGlobal HistoryEconomic HistoryTrade NetworksChinaProyecto GECEMjournal articleopen access