Book ID: CBB001202133

How America Eats: A Social History of U.S. Food and Culture (2013)

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Wallach, Jennifer Jensen (Author)


Rowman & Littlefield


Publication Date: 2013
Physical Details: xv + 241 pp.; ill.; bibl.; index
Language: English

How America Eats: A Social History of U.S. Food and Culture, by food and social historian Jennifer Wallach, sheds a new and interesting light on American history by way of the dinner table. It is, at once, a study of America's diverse culinary history and a look at the country's unique and unprecedented journey to the present day. While undeniably a melting pot of different cultures and cuisines, America's food habits have been shaped as much by technological innovations and industrial progress as by the intermingling and mixture of ethnic cultures. By studying what Americans have been eating since the colonial era, we are further enlightened to the conflicting ways in which Americans have chosen to define themselves, their culture, their beliefs, and the changes those definitions have undergone over time. Understanding the American diet is the first step toward grasping the larger truths, the complex American narratives that have long been swept under the table, and the evolving answers to the question: What does it mean to be American?

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Review Manning, Martin J. (2014) Review of "How America Eats: A Social History of U.S. Food and Culture". Journal of American Culture (p. 91). unapi

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Authors & Contributors
Davids, Mila
Haushofer, Lisa
Berkers, Eric
Jensen, Tenna
Wise, Michael
Thoms, Ulrike
Concepts
Food and foods
Food industry and trade
Food science; food technology
Nutrition; dietetics
Science and culture
Food preparation
Time Periods
20th century, late
20th century, early
20th century
19th century
21st century
18th century
Places
United States
Great Britain
London (England)
Scandinavia; Nordic countries
France
Europe
Institutions
Smithsonian Institution
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