Feeding Manila in Peace and War, 1850-1945 (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780299305109)

Getting food, water, and services to the millions who live in the world's few dozen megacities is one of the twenty-first century's most formidable challenges. This innovative history traces nearly a century in the life of the megacity of Manila to show how it grew and what sustained it. Focusing on the city's key commodities-rice, produce, fish, fowl, meat, milk, flour, coffee-Daniel F. Doeppers explores their complex interconnections, the changing ecology of the surrounding region, and the social fabric that weaves together farmers, merchants, transporters, storekeepers, and door-to-door vendors.

Author: Daniel F. Doeppers
ISBN-10: 0299305104
ISBN-13: 9780299305109
Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
Language: English
Published: 04/11/2016
Pages: 472
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.65lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.10w x 1.20d