Refrigeration nation : a history of ice, appliances, and enterprise in America /

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Hlavní autor: Rees, Jonathan, 1966-
Médium: Elektronický zdroj E-kniha
Jazyk:angličtina
Vydáno: Baltimore : The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2013.
Edice:Studies in industry and society
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Obsah:
  • Introduction: The Cold Chain
  • Inventing the Cold Chain, 1806-1880
  • The Long Wait for Mechanical Refrigeration, 1850-1910
  • The Decline of the Natural Ice Industry, 1880-1910
  • Refrigerated Transport Near and Far
  • The Pleasures and Perils of Cold Storage
  • "Who Ever Heard of an American Without an Icebox?"
  • The Early Days of Electric Household Refrigeration
  • The Completion of the Modern Cold Chain, 1930-Present
  • Conclusion: Refrigeration, Capitalism and the Environment.