The Food History Reader: Primary Sources

by Ken Albala

Book Overview

With the proliferation of food history courses and avid interest among scholars and the general public, the need for a solid comprehensive collection of key primary texts about food of the past is urgent.

This collection spans the globe from classical antiquity to the present, offering substantive selections from cookbooks, fiction, gastronomic and dietary treatises and a wide range of food writing. Offering a solid introduction to each...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0857854135
• ISBN13: 9780857854131
• Release Date: August 2014
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 536 Pages
• Weight: 2.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 7.4" x 9.6"