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Secret Ingredients
Sherrie A. Inness
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Description for Secret Ingredients
Paperback. A new look at cookbooks as a valuable tool for understanding constructions of race, class, and ethnicity in the United States Num Pages: 255 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBTB; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 334.
A series of fascinating chapters analyze cookery books through the ages. From the convenience-food cookbooks of the 1950s, to the 1980s rise in 'white trash' cookbooks, and the surprise success of the Two Fat Ladies books from the 1990s, leading author Sherrie Inness discusses how women have used such books over the years to protest social norms.
A series of fascinating chapters analyze cookery books through the ages. From the convenience-food cookbooks of the 1950s, to the 1980s rise in 'white trash' cookbooks, and the surprise success of the Two Fat Ladies books from the 1990s, leading author Sherrie Inness discusses how women have used such books over the years to protest social norms.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
255
Condition
New
Number of Pages
246
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349531646
SKU
V9781349531646
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Ref
99-15
About Sherrie A. Inness
SHERRIE A. INNESS is Professor of English with joint appointments in American Studies, History and Women's Studies at Miami University, USA. She is the author/editor of over a dozen books including Action Chicks (Palgrave Macmillan 2004), Disco Divas, Delinquents and Debutantes and Kitchen Culture in America. She was the keynote speaker at Barnard's Annual Conference on Women and Media in ... Read more
Reviews for Secret Ingredients
Praise for Sherrie A. Inness and her previous works: "Thoughtful and thought-provoking essays...This engaging collection complements and energizes the research..." - Janet Theophano, author of Eat My Words "Drawing on an encyclopedic, first-hand knowledge of popular cultural texts... [Inness's] treatment of the subject is comprehensive and accessible." - Choice "[Dinner Roles] ... Read more