Edition |
First edition. |
Description |
xxxiii, 471 pages ; 25 cm |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [465]-471). |
Contents |
Food writing through history: from biblical taboos to sinclair's stockyards -- At the family hearth: memory, identity, ethnicity -- Hunger games: the delight and dread of eating -- Kitchen practices: chefs, cooks, and tools of the trade -- Cultural tales and tables: our diverse gastronomic ways -- Food politics: disputes over the menu -- Reading food writing: the language of taste. |
Summary |
"A glorious survey of food writing from the classical world to the present,"--NoveList. |
Subject |
Gastronomy -- History -- Sources.
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Food in literature.
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Food writing.
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Food in literature. (OCoLC)fst00930837
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Food writing. (OCoLC)fst00931249
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Gastronomy. (OCoLC)fst00938901
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Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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Sources. (OCoLC)fst01423900
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Added Author |
Gilbert, Sandra M., editor.
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Porter, Roger J., 1936- editor.
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Reichl, Ruth, author of foreword.
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ISBN |
9780393239843 (hardcover) |
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0393239845 (hardcover) |
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