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All Manners of Food: Eating and Taste in England and France from the Middle Ages to the Present
Stephen Mennell
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Description for All Manners of Food: Eating and Taste in England and France from the Middle Ages to the Present
Paperback. Num Pages: 408 pages, Illustrations, facsims. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBTB; WB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 26. Weight in Grams: 564.
So close geographically, how could France and England be so enormously far apart gastronomically? Not just in different recipes and ways of cooking, but in their underlying attitudes toward the enjoyment of eating and its place in social life. In a new afterword that draws the United States and other European countries into the food fight, Stephen Mennell also addresses the rise of Asian influence and "multicultural" cuisine.
Debunking myths along the way, All Manners of Food is a sweeping look at how social and political development has helped to shape different culinary cultures. Food and almost everything to ... Read more
So close geographically, how could France and England be so enormously far apart gastronomically? Not just in different recipes and ways of cooking, but in their underlying attitudes toward the enjoyment of eating and its place in social life. In a new afterword that draws the United States and other European countries into the food fight, Stephen Mennell also addresses the rise of Asian influence and "multicultural" cuisine.
Debunking myths along the way, All Manners of Food is a sweeping look at how social and political development has helped to shape different culinary cultures. Food and almost everything to ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
408
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Condition
New
Number of Pages
408
Place of Publication
Baltimore, United States
ISBN
9780252064906
SKU
V9780252064906
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About Stephen Mennell
Stephen Mennell, professor of sociology at University College Dublin, Ireland, is the author of Norbert Elias: Civilisation and the Human Self-Image and The Sociology of Food and Eating.
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