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Beef

The Untold Story of How Milk, Meat, and Muscle Shaped the World

by Andrew Rimas, Evan D. G. Fraser ...

The cow. The most industrious animal in the world. A beast central to human existence since time began, it has played a vital role in our history not only as a source of food, but also as a means of labor, an economic resource, an inspiration for art, and even as a religious icon. Prehistoric people painted it on cave walls; explorers, merchants, and landowners traded it as currency; many cultures ... Read more

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The cow. The most industrious animal in the world. A beast central to human existence since time began, it has played a vital role in our history not only as a source of food, but also as a means of labor, an economic resource, an inspiration for art, and even as a religious icon. Prehistoric people painted it on cave walls; explorers, merchants, and landowners traded it as currency; many cultures
... Read more
Empires of Food

Feast, Famine and the Rise and Fall of Civilizations

by Andrew Rimas, Evan D. G. Fraser ...

For thousands of years we have grown, cooked and traded food, and over that time much has changed. Where once we subsisted on gritty, bland grains, we now enjoy culinary creations and epicurean delights made with vegetables from the New World, fish trawled from the deep sea, and flavoured with spices from the Orient.But how did we make that change from eating for survival to the innovations of ... Read more

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For thousands of years we have grown, cooked and traded food, and over that time much has changed. Where once we subsisted on gritty, bland grains, we now enjoy culinary creations and epicurean delights made with vegetables from the New World, fish trawled from the deep sea, and flavoured with spices from the Orient.But how did we make that change from eating for survival to the innovations of
... Read more
Empires of Food

Feast, Famine, and the Rise and Fall of Civilizations

by Andrew Rimas, Evan Fraser ...

We are what we eat: this aphorism contains a profound truth about civilization, one that has played out on the world historical stage over many millennia of human endeavor.Using the colorful diaries of a sixteenth-century merchant as a narrative guide, Empires of Food vividly chronicles the fate of people and societies for the past twelve thousand years through the foods they grew, hunted, traded, ... Read more

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We are what we eat: this aphorism contains a profound truth about civilization, one that has played out on the world historical stage over many millennia of human endeavor.Using the colorful diaries of a sixteenth-century merchant as a narrative guide, Empires of Food vividly chronicles the fate of people and societies for the past twelve thousand years through the foods they grew, hunted, traded,
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Cellular Agriculture

Technology, Society, Sustainability and Science

Edited by Evan D. G. Fraser, David L. Kaplan, Lenore Newman, Rickey Y. Yada ...

Cellular Agriculture: Technology, Society, Sustainability and Science provides a state-of-the-art review of cellular agriculture technologies. From cell selection to scaffolding and everything in-between, this book contains chapters authored by leading cellular agriculture researchers and product developers across the world.Driven by consumer desire for sustainable food production, animal welfare ... Read more

$176.99 CAD

Cellular Agriculture: Technology, Society, Sustainability and Science provides a state-of-the-art review of cellular agriculture technologies. From cell selection to scaffolding and everything in-between, this book contains chapters authored by leading cellular agriculture researchers and product developers across the world.Driven by consumer desire for sustainable food production, animal welfare
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Dinner on Mars

The Technologies That Will Feed the Red Planet and Transform Agriculture on Earth

by Lenore Newman, Evan D. G. Fraser ...

“This culinary cosmic outing is as creative as it is informative.” — STARRED review, Publishers WeeklyFrom Impossible Burgers to lab-made sushi, two witty, plugged-in food scientists explore leading-edge AgTech for the answer to feeding a settlement on Mars — and 9 billion Earthlings tooFeeding a Martian is one of the greatest challenges in the history of agriculture. Will a Red Planet menu ... Read more

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“This culinary cosmic outing is as creative as it is informative.” — STARRED review, Publishers WeeklyFrom Impossible Burgers to lab-made sushi, two witty, plugged-in food scientists explore leading-edge AgTech for the answer to feeding a settlement on Mars — and 9 billion Earthlings tooFeeding a Martian is one of the greatest challenges in the history of agriculture. Will a Red Planet menu
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Uncertain Harvest

The Future of Food on a Warming Planet

by Ian Mosby, Sarah Rotz, Evan D.G. Fraser ...

Narrated by Jenny Hoops ...

Unabridged

13 hours 26 min

A menu for an edible future.In a world expected to reach a staggering population of 10 billion by 2050, and with global temperatures rising fast, humanity must fundamentally change the way it grows and consumes food. Uncertain Harvest brings together scientists, chefs, activists, entrepreneurs, farmers, philosophers, and engineers working on the global future of food to answer questions on how to ... Read more

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A menu for an edible future.In a world expected to reach a staggering population of 10 billion by 2050, and with global temperatures rising fast, humanity must fundamentally change the way it grows and consumes food. Uncertain Harvest brings together scientists, chefs, activists, entrepreneurs, farmers, philosophers, and engineers working on the global future of food to answer questions on how to
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Alberta Oil and the Decline of Democracy in Canada

by Ricardo Acuna, Bob Barnetson, Sara Dorow, Josh Evans, Jason Foster, Joy Fraser, Trevor Harrison, Paul Kellogg, Manijeh Mannani, Gabrielle Slowey, Peter (Jay) Smith, Karen Wall ...

Prior to May 2015, the oil-rich jurisdiction of Alberta had, for over four decades, been a one-party state. During that time, the rule of the Progressive Conservatives essentially went unchallenged, with critiques of government policy falling on deaf ears and Alberta ranking behind other provinces in voter turnout. Given the province’s economic reliance on oil revenues, a symbiotic relationship ... Read more

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Prior to May 2015, the oil-rich jurisdiction of Alberta had, for over four decades, been a one-party state. During that time, the rule of the Progressive Conservatives essentially went unchallenged, with critiques of government policy falling on deaf ears and Alberta ranking behind other provinces in voter turnout. Given the province’s economic reliance on oil revenues, a symbiotic relationship
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Key issues in agricultural ethics

by Professor Emeritus Robert L. Zimdahl, Dr Patrizia Borsotto, Dr Gabriella Ricciardi, Dr Alesandros Glaros, Dr Philip Quarshie, Dr Emily Duncan, Dr Evan Fraser, Dr Natalie Thomas, Dr Adam B. D. Langridge, Professor Bart Gremmen0, Professor Leland L. Glenna1, Professor Paul B. Thompson2, Professor N. Yasemin Yalım3, Dr Burçin Çokuysal4, Dr Cemal Talu5, Dr Katie McShane6, Dr Samantha Noll7, Mr Wade Casey8, Emeritus Professor Richard Bawden9, Dr Roger Packham0, Dr Francesca Giarè1 ...

Agriculture is facing unprecedented scrutiny for its social and environmental impacts. Many of the key choices it must make are fundamentally about ethics.Key issues in agricultural ethics explores key ethical debates surrounding agriculture and agri-food supply chains. These include issues such as animal welfare, use of labour, the effects of new technologies and the overall impact of agriculture ... Read more

$195.99 CAD

Agriculture is facing unprecedented scrutiny for its social and environmental impacts. Many of the key choices it must make are fundamentally about ethics.Key issues in agricultural ethics explores key ethical debates surrounding agriculture and agri-food supply chains. These include issues such as animal welfare, use of labour, the effects of new technologies and the overall impact of agriculture
... Read more
Uncertain Harvest

The Future of Food on a Warming Planet

by Ian Mosby, Sarah Rotz, Evan D.G. Fraser ...

Series Book 3 - Digestions
A menu for an edible future.In a world expected to reach a staggering population of 10 billion by 2050, and with global temperatures rising fast, humanity must fundamentally change the way it grows and consumes food. Uncertain Harvest brings together scientists, chefs, activists, entrepreneurs, farmers, philosophers, and engineers working on the global future of food to answer questions on how to ... Read more

$22.99 CAD

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A menu for an edible future.In a world expected to reach a staggering population of 10 billion by 2050, and with global temperatures rising fast, humanity must fundamentally change the way it grows and consumes food. Uncertain Harvest brings together scientists, chefs, activists, entrepreneurs, farmers, philosophers, and engineers working on the global future of food to answer questions on how to
... Read more

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A Tale Of Two Cities

Global Change, Local Feeling and Everday Life in the North of England

by Karen Evans, Penny Fraser ...

Series series International Library of Sociology
A Tale of Two Cities is a study of two major cities, Manchester and Sheffield. Drawing on the work of major theorists, the authors explore the everyday life, making contributions to our understanding of the defining activities of life. ... Read more

$94.81 CAD

A Tale of Two Cities is a study of two major cities, Manchester and Sheffield. Drawing on the work of major theorists, the authors explore the everyday life, making contributions to our understanding of the defining activities of life.
... Read more
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The Little Book of Restorative Justice in Education

Fostering Responsibility, Healing, and Hope in Schools

by Dorothy Vaandering, Katherine Evans ...

Narrated by Mike Fraser ...

Series series Little Books of Justice and Peacebuilding
Unabridged

3 hours 48 min

Much more than a response to harm, restorative justice nurtures relational, interconnected school cultures. The wisdom embedded within its principles and practices is being welcomed at a time when exclusionary discipline and zero-tolerance policies are recognized as perpetuating student apathy, disproportionality, and the school-to-prison pipeline.Relying on the wisdom of early proponents of ... Read more

$34.99 CAD

Much more than a response to harm, restorative justice nurtures relational, interconnected school cultures. The wisdom embedded within its principles and practices is being welcomed at a time when exclusionary discipline and zero-tolerance policies are recognized as perpetuating student apathy, disproportionality, and the school-to-prison pipeline.Relying on the wisdom of early proponents of
... Read more
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Dinner on Mars

The Technologies That Will Feed the Red Planet and Transform Agriculture on Earth

by Lenore Newman, Evan D.G. Fraser ...

Narrated by Jonathan Yen ...

Unabridged

8 hours 8 min

From Impossible Burgers to lab-made sushi, two witty, plugged-in food scientists explore leading-edge AgTech for the answer to feeding a settlement on Mars—and nine billion Earthlings tooFeeding a Martian is one of the greatest challenges in the history of agriculture. Will a Red Planet menu involve cheese and ice cream made from vats of fermented yeast? Will medicine cabinets overflow with ... Read more

$27.99 CAD

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From Impossible Burgers to lab-made sushi, two witty, plugged-in food scientists explore leading-edge AgTech for the answer to feeding a settlement on Mars—and nine billion Earthlings tooFeeding a Martian is one of the greatest challenges in the history of agriculture. Will a Red Planet menu involve cheese and ice cream made from vats of fermented yeast? Will medicine cabinets overflow with
... Read more

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