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100 1 _aImbruce, Valerie.
245 1 0 _aFrom Farm to Canal Street :
_bChinatown's Alternative Food Network in the Global Marketplace.
250 _a1st ed.
264 1 _aIthaca :
_bCornell University Press,
_c2015.
264 4 _c©2016.
300 _a1 online resource (231 pages)
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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505 0 _aFROM FARM TO CANAL STREET -- CONTENTS -- Preface -- Introduction: Situating Manhattan's Chinatown -- CHAPTER 1: Greengrocers and Street Vendors -- CHAPTER 2: The Social Network of Trade -- CHAPTER 3: Okeechobee Bok Choy -- CHAPTER 4: Bringing Southeast Asia to the Southeastern United States -- CHAPTER 5: Growing Asian Vegetables in Honduras -- CHAPTER 6: Chinese Food in American Culture -- CHAPTER 7: Chinatown's Food Network and New York City Policies -- Conclusion: Diversity and Dynamism in Global Markets -- Appendix A: Produce Vendors in Chinatown -- Appendix B: Fresh Fruit, Vegetables, and Herbs Sold in Chinatown -- Appendix C: Food Plants Found in Southeast Asian Homegardens in Miami-Dade County, Florida -- Appendix D: Research Methods -- Notes -- References -- Index.
520 _aIn From Farm to Canal Street, Valerie Imbruce tells the story of how Chinatown's food network operates amid--and against the grain of--the global trend to consolidate food production and distribution. Manhattan's Chinatown demonstrates how a local market can influence agricultural practices, food distribution, and consumer decisions.
588 _aDescription based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
590 _aElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
650 0 _aProduce trade - New York (State) - New York.
655 4 _aElectronic books.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_aImbruce, Valerie
_tFrom Farm to Canal Street
_dIthaca : Cornell University Press,c2015
_z9780801454042
797 2 _aProQuest (Firm)
856 4 0 _uhttps://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=4189264
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