Bibliograph

Food in Time and Place, the American Historical Association Companion to Food History

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Food in Time and Place, the American Historical Association Companion to Food History

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Food in Time and Place

Nature of contents

dictionariesbibliography

Oclc number

890089872

Sub title

the American Historical Association Companion to Food History

Summary

Food and cuisine are important subjects for historians across many areas of study. Food, after all, is one of the most basic human needs and a foundational part of social and cultural histories. Such topics as famines, food supply, nutrition, and public health are addressed by historians specializing in every era and every nation. Food in Time and Place delivers an unprecedented review of the state of historical research on food, endorsed by the American Historical Association, providing readers with a geographically, chronologically, and topically broad understanding of food cultures-from anci

Table Of Contents

Cover; Food in Time and Place; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Preface; Introduction: Food History as a Field; PART ONE. REGIONAL HISTORIES; 1. Premodern Europe; 2. China; 3. India; 4. Out of Africa: A Brief Guide to African Food History; 5. Middle Eastern Food History; 6. Latin American Food between Export Liberalism and the Vía Campesina; 7. Food and the Material Origins of Early America; 8. Food in Recent U.S. History; 9. Influence, Sources, and African Diaspora Foodways; 10. Migration, Transnational Cuisines, and Invisible Ethnics; PART TWO. CUISINE11. The French Invention of Modern Cuisine12. Restaurants; 13. Cookbooks as Resources for Social History; PART THREE. PROBLEMS; 14. The Revolt against Homogeneity; 15. Food and Popular Culture; 16. Post-1945 Global Food Developments; List of Contributors; Index

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