African American Foodways: Explorations of History and Culture

Book Overview

Ranging from seventeenth-century West African fare to contemporary fusion dishes using soul food ingredients, the essays in this book provide an introduction to many aspects of African American foodways and an antidote to popular misconceptions about soul food. Examining the combination of African, Caribbean, and South American traditions, the volume's contributors offer lively insights from history, literature, sociology, anthropology, and African...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0252076303
• ISBN13: 9780252076305
• Release Date: December 2008
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.8"