Black Rice : The African Origins of Rice Cultivation in the Americas.

By:

Carney, Judith A

Material type: Text

text

Media type:

computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9780674029217

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Electronic books.

Additional physical formats: Print version:: Black RiceDDC classification:

633.1/8/0975

LOC classification:

SB191

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Contents:

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1 Encounters -- 2 Rice Origins and Indigenous Knowledge -- 3 Out of Africa: Rice Culture and African Continuities -- 4 This Was "Woman's Wuck -- 5 African Rice and the Atlantic World -- 6 Legacies -- Notes -- References -- Index.

Summary: Rice was a major plantation crop during the first 300 years of settlement in the Americas. It accompanied slaves across the Middle Passage throughout the New World to Brazil, the Caribbean, and the southern U.S. Carney reveals how racism has shaped our historical memory and neglected this critical African contribution to the making of the Americas.

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Rice was a major plantation crop during the first 300 years of settlement in the Americas. It accompanied slaves across the Middle Passage throughout the New World to Brazil, the Caribbean, and the southern U.S. Carney reveals how racism has shaped our historical memory and neglected this critical African contribution to the making of the Americas.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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