Prodöhl, Ines,
Globalizing the soybean : fat, feed, and sometimes food, c. 1900-1950 / Ines Prodöhl. - 1 online resource. - Routledge studies in modern history .
"Globalizing the Soybean asks how the soybean conquered the West and analyzes why and how the crop gained entry into agriculture and industry in regions beyond Asia in the first half of the twentieth century. Historian Ines Prodöhl describes the soybean's journey centered around three hubs: Northeast China, as the crop's main growing area up to the Second World War; Germany, to where most of the beans in the interwar period were shipped; and the United States, which became the leading cultivator of soy worldwide during the 1940s. This book explores the German and U.S. adoption of the soybean being closely tied to global economic and political changes, such as the two world wars and the Great Depression. The attraction of the soybean to stakeholders on both sides of the Atlantic was linked to a need for cheap alternatives to butter and lard and a desire for greater quantities of meat, which led to the soybean becoming a cheap resource for fat and fodder. Only occasionally was it also used as food. This volume is useful for anyone who is studying or interested in economic history and commodity trading in the twentieth century. It is also connected to the histories of capitalism, globalization, imperialism, and materiality"--
9781003255222 1003255221 9781000877342 1000877345 9781000877397 1000877396
10.4324/9781003255222 doi
Soybean industry--History--20th century.
Soybean--History--20th century.
Soybean as feed--History--20th century.
Soyfoods--History--20th century.
HISTORY / General
HISTORY / Asia / China
HISTORY / Europe / Germany
HD9235.S6
338.1/7334
Globalizing the soybean : fat, feed, and sometimes food, c. 1900-1950 / Ines Prodöhl. - 1 online resource. - Routledge studies in modern history .
"Globalizing the Soybean asks how the soybean conquered the West and analyzes why and how the crop gained entry into agriculture and industry in regions beyond Asia in the first half of the twentieth century. Historian Ines Prodöhl describes the soybean's journey centered around three hubs: Northeast China, as the crop's main growing area up to the Second World War; Germany, to where most of the beans in the interwar period were shipped; and the United States, which became the leading cultivator of soy worldwide during the 1940s. This book explores the German and U.S. adoption of the soybean being closely tied to global economic and political changes, such as the two world wars and the Great Depression. The attraction of the soybean to stakeholders on both sides of the Atlantic was linked to a need for cheap alternatives to butter and lard and a desire for greater quantities of meat, which led to the soybean becoming a cheap resource for fat and fodder. Only occasionally was it also used as food. This volume is useful for anyone who is studying or interested in economic history and commodity trading in the twentieth century. It is also connected to the histories of capitalism, globalization, imperialism, and materiality"--
9781003255222 1003255221 9781000877342 1000877345 9781000877397 1000877396
10.4324/9781003255222 doi
Soybean industry--History--20th century.
Soybean--History--20th century.
Soybean as feed--History--20th century.
Soyfoods--History--20th century.
HISTORY / General
HISTORY / Asia / China
HISTORY / Europe / Germany
HD9235.S6
338.1/7334
