Gourmets in the Land of Famine

A study of the politics of rice in Canton, this book sheds new light on the local history of the city and illuminates how China''s struggles with food shortages in the early twentieth century unfolded and the ways in which they were affected by the rise of nationalism and the fluctuation of global commerce.

Author Seung-joon Lee profiles Canton as an exemplary site of provisioning, a critical gate...