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Geo-Economics and Politics
This vegetable launched modern economics. Here's why
An anglocentric look at the development of neoliberal thinking - and the role of the humble potato.
I am a cultural historian of food. I've also written several books about the history of Latin America. I've taught in the Department of History at the University of Warwick since 1994.