Food History An Introduction |
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| Author:
| Wessell, Adele |
| ISBN: | 978-1-84520-685-7 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2008 |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
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| Imprint: | Berg Publishers |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $48.95 |
Book Description:
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This is an introductory textbook for students studying food history. It uses copyright free, primary source documents--such as excerpts from court transcripts, the Koran, 17thc physician texts, 19thc women's mags, early food journalism, oral history, websites, etc--to show how to read history through food and therefore how to do food history. Sources drawn from a range of time periods and places highlight the relationship between food and: religion, memory, the senses, identity,...
More DescriptionThis is an introductory textbook for students studying food history. It uses copyright free, primary source documents--such as excerpts from court transcripts, the Koran, 17thc physician texts, 19thc women's mags, early food journalism, oral history, websites, etc--to show how to read history through food and therefore how to do food history. Sources drawn from a range of time periods and places highlight the relationship between food and: religion, memory, the senses, identity, industry, the body, geography, etc.