Eating Potatoes Is Patriotic: State, Market, and the Common Good in Contemporary China
The article explores recent materials, including cookbooks and a television documentary, backed by the state to promote the potato as a Chinese staple food. These materials attempt to convince would-be eaters that the tuber is a highly nutritious food, suited to modern lifestyles and health concerns...
Main Author: | Jakob Klein |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2019-12-01
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Series: | Journal of Current Chinese Affairs |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/1868102620907239 |
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