Dining on Turtles
. Ed(S): Kirkby, Diane; Luckins, Tanja
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hardcover. As gentlemen of the Royal Society in London sat down to their turtle dinner in 1793 they were participating in an historical event: an act simultaneously of fine dining and colonialism. Feasting and drinking, the communities in which they occurred, and larger themes of historical significance are explored here offering new insights into the past. Editor(s): Kirkby, Diane; Luckins, Tanja. Num Pages: 219 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 410.
As gentlemen of the Royal Society in London sat down to their turtle dinner in 1793 they were participating in an historical event: an act simultaneously of fine dining and colonialism. Feasting and drinking, the communities in which they occurred, and larger themes of historical significance are explored here offering new insights into the past.
As gentlemen of the Royal Society in London sat down to their turtle dinner in 1793 they were participating in an historical event: an act simultaneously of fine dining and colonialism. Feasting and drinking, the communities in which they occurred, and larger themes of historical significance are explored here offering new insights into the past.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
219
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780230517158
SKU
V9780230517158
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About . Ed(S): Kirkby, Diane; Luckins, Tanja
KEN ALBALA Professor of History, the University of the Pacific, Stockton California, USA SARAH BLACK Postgraduate student in History, the University of Adelaide, Australia JOHN CASHMERE Honorary Research Associate, School of Historical and European Studies, La Trobe University, Australia GEORGE COLPITTS Assistant Professor in History, University of Calgary, Canada PATRICIA HILL Researcher and History Graduate of La Trobe University, Australia ... Read more
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