Favored Flowers: Culture and Economy in a Global System

by Catherine Ziegler

Book Overview

Billions of fresh-cut flowers are flown into the United States every year, allowing Americans to choose from a broad array of blooms regardless of the season. Favored Flowers is a lively investigation of the worldwide production and distribution of fresh-cut flowers and their consumption in the New York metropolitan area. In an ethnography filled with roses, orchids, and gerberas, flower auctions, new hybrids, and new logistical systems, Catherine...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822340267
• ISBN13: 9780822340263
• Release Date: July 2007
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 8.8"