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Author : Raymond Grew
Release : 2000
Genre : History
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 842/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Food in Global History by : Raymond Grew
Download or read book Food in Global History written by Raymond Grew. This book was released on 2000. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Experts from a variety of disciplines place food in the framework of global history, looking at the global connections of ecology, public policy, diet, and customs on several continents.
Author : Jeffrey M. Pilcher
Release : 2008-10-09
Genre : History
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 803/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Food in World History by : Jeffrey M. Pilcher
Download or read book Food in World History written by Jeffrey M. Pilcher. This book was released on 2008-10-09. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Providing a comparative and comprehensive study of culinary cultures and consumption throughout the world from ancient times to present day, this book examines the globalization of food and explores the political, social and environmental implications of our changing relationship with food. Including numerous case studies from diverse societies and periods, Food in World History examines and focuses on: how food was used to forge national identities in Latin America the influence of Italian and Chinese Diaspora on the US and Latin America food culture how food was fractured along class lines in the French bourgeois restaurant culture and working class cafes the results of state intervention in food production how the impact of genetic modification and food crises has affected the relationship between consumer and product. This concise and readable survey not only presents a simple history of food and its consumption, but also provides a unique examination of world history itself.
Author : Janet Clarkson
Release : 2010-10-15
Genre : Cooking
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 908/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Soup by : Janet Clarkson
Download or read book Soup written by Janet Clarkson. This book was released on 2010-10-15. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the restorative powers of chicken soup on a sick day to the warmth of a bowl of chowder on a wintry night, there is no food quite as comforting and emblematic of home as soup. Soup, as Janet Clarkson tells us, is the first true culinary creation of humanity, and it has made a long journey from the prehistoric cave to the kitchen table and the white linens of Michelin-starred restaurants. Tracing its myriad reinventions through history and across the globe, Clarkson argues in Soup that it is the only truly universal dish—every culture in the world makes soup, and it is widely valued as a dish adaptable for any situation. From the swill of the poorhouse to the most delicately crafted consommé, Clarkson explores how soup got its name and describes the different roles of soup in Eastern and Western cuisine. Featuring the national soups of many countries and including an assortment of anecdotes and recipes taken from seven centuries of culinary history, Soup entertains as much as it informs, telling of how the history of the restaurant itself is intricately interwoven with the very concept of soup. “With enthusiasm and detailed research, Clarkson’s entertaining history is a nutrient-rich meal for the mind, sure to be devoured as happily as its subject”—Publishers Weekly, on Clarkson’s Pie
Author : Kenneth F. Kiple
Release : 2000
Genre : Food
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 149/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Cambridge World History of Food by : Kenneth F. Kiple
Download or read book The Cambridge World History of Food written by Kenneth F. Kiple. This book was released on 2000. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A two-volume set which traces the history of food and nutrition from the beginning of human life on earth through the present.
Author : Jeffrey M. Pilcher
Release : 2017-02-14
Genre : Cooking
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 771/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Planet Taco by : Jeffrey M. Pilcher
Download or read book Planet Taco written by Jeffrey M. Pilcher. This book was released on 2017-02-14. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In Planet Taco, Jeffrey Pilcher traces the historical origins and evolution of Mexico's national cuisine, explores its incarnation as a Mexican American fast-food, shows how surfers became global pioneers of Mexican food, and how Corona beer conquered the world. Pilcher is particularly enlightening on what the history of Mexican food reveals about the uneasy relationship between globalization and authenticity. The burritos and taco shells that many people think of as Mexican were actually created in the United States. But Pilcher argues that the contemporary struggle between globalization and national sovereignty to determine the authenticity of Mexican food goes back hundreds of years. During the nineteenth century, Mexicans searching for a national cuisine were torn between nostalgic "Creole" Hispanic dishes of the past and French haute cuisine, the global food of the day. Indigenous foods were scorned as unfit for civilized tables. Only when Mexican American dishes were appropriated by the fast food industry and carried around the world did Mexican elites rediscover the foods of the ancient Maya and Aztecs and embrace the indigenous roots of their national cuisine"--
