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One Continuous Picnic: A History of Australian Eating
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Paperback. Presenting the history of Australia gastronomically, this work challenges myths such as that Australia is 'too young' for a national cuisine, and that immigration caused the restaurant boom. It shows us that Australia is unique because its citizens have not developed a true contact with the land, have not had a peasant society. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MBF; HBTB; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 28. Weight in Grams: 505.
2007 marks the twenty-fifth anniversary of the first publication of ""One Continuous Picnic"", a frequently acclaimed Australian classic on the history of eating in Australia. The text remains gratifyingly accurate and prescient, and has helped to shape subsequent developments in food in Australia. This work includes a forward by Gay Bilson, author of the ""Age Book of the Year Award 2005, Plenty"". Until recently, historians have tended to overlook eating, and yet, through meat pies and lamingtons, Symons tells the history of Australia gastronomically. He challenges myths such as that Australia is 'too young' for a national cuisine, and that ... Read more
2007 marks the twenty-fifth anniversary of the first publication of ""One Continuous Picnic"", a frequently acclaimed Australian classic on the history of eating in Australia. The text remains gratifyingly accurate and prescient, and has helped to shape subsequent developments in food in Australia. This work includes a forward by Gay Bilson, author of the ""Age Book of the Year Award 2005, Plenty"". Until recently, historians have tended to overlook eating, and yet, through meat pies and lamingtons, Symons tells the history of Australia gastronomically. He challenges myths such as that Australia is 'too young' for a national cuisine, and that ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Melbourne University Publishing
Condition
New
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
Carlton, Australia
ISBN
9780522853230
SKU
V9780522853230
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About Unknown
Michael Symons was born in Adelaide in 1945, and was educated there and in Hobart before completing a science degree at Sydney University. He has been a journalist on the Sydney Morning Herald, worked for the ABC and was a partner in an Adelaide restaurant for 15 years. He has a PhD in the sociology of cuisine from Flinders University. ... Read more
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