Eating potatoes is patriotic: state, market and the common good in contemporary China
(2019)
Journal Article
Klein, J. A. (2019). Eating potatoes is patriotic: state, market and the common good in contemporary China. Journal of Current Chinese Affairs, 48(3), 340-359. https://doi.org/10.1177/1868102620907239
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 foo... Read More about Eating potatoes is patriotic: state, market and the common good in contemporary China.