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020			_a9781478018520
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100	1		_aJessica Barnes
245	1	0	_aStaple Security: _bBread and Wheat in Egypt
264		1	_aDurham: _bDuke University Press, _c2022
300			_a296 p., _btables, ill.; _c24 cm
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_aStaple becomings -- Gold of the land -- Grain on the move -- Subsidized bread (with Mariam Taher) -- Homemade bread.
520			_a"Egyptians often say that bread is life; most eat this staple multiple times a day, many relying on the cheap bread subsidized by the government. In Staple Security, Jessica Barnes explores the process of sourcing domestic and foreign wheat for the production of bread and its consumption across urban and rural settings. She traces the anxiety that pervades Egyptian society surrounding the possibility that the nation could run out of wheat or that people might not have enough good bread to eat, and the daily efforts to ensure that this does not happen. With rich ethnographic detail, she takes us into the worlds of cultivating wheat, trading grain, and baking, buying, and eating bread. Linking global flows of grain and a national bread subsidy program with everyday household practices, Barnes theorizes the nexus between food and security, drawing attention to staples and the lengths to which people go to secure their consistent availability and quality"-- _cProvided by publisher.
650		0	_aBread _xSocial aspects _zEgypt
650		0	_aBread _xGovernment policy _zEgypt
650		0	_aBread industry _xSubsidies _zEgypt
650		0	_aWheat trade _xSocial aspects _zEgypt
650		0	_aFood security _zEgypt
650		0	_aFood supply _zEgypt
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