The Routledge History of American Foodways

1. Auflage 2018
ISBN: 978-1-138-48288-3
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 424 Seiten, Format (B × H): 252 mm x 179 mm, Gewicht: 766 g

Reihe: Routledge Histories

The Routledge History of American Foodways provides an important overview of the main themes surrounding the history of food in the Americas from the pre-colonial era to the present day. By broadly incorporating the latest food studies research, the book explores the major advances that have taken place in the past few decades in this crucial field.

The volume is composed of four parts. The first part explores the significant developments in US food history in one of five time periods to situate the topical and thematic chapters to follow. The second part examines the key ingredients in the American diet throughout time, allowing authors to analyze many of these foods as items that originated in or dramatically impacted the Americas as a whole, and not just the United States. The third part focuses on how these ingredients have been transformed into foods identified with the American diet, and on how Americans have produced and presented these foods over the last four centuries. The final section explores how food practices are a means of embodying ideas about identity, showing how food choices, preferences, and stereotypes have been used to create and maintain ideas of difference.

Including essays on all the key topics and issues, The Routledge History of American Foodways comprises work from a leading group of scholars and presents a comprehensive survey of the current state of the field. It will be essential reading for all those interested in the history of food in American culture.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Wise, Michael D.

Wallach, Jennifer Jensen

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Mentalitäts- und Sozialgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtswissenschaft Allgemein
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Amerikanische Geschichte
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines Enzyklopädien, Nachschlagewerke, Wörterbücher

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part I: Cooking Times

1. Pre-Colonial

2. Early American

3. Nineteenth Century

4. Twentieth Century

5. Contemporary Issues

Part II: Ingredients

6. Grains

7. Meat

8. Alcohol

9. Sugar

10. Fish

11. Fruits and Vegetables

Part III: Recipes

12. Kitchens

13. Holidays and Festivals

14. Restaurant Culture

15. Food Tourism

16. Food Policy

17. Food and the Environment

Part IV: Appetites

18. Food and Immigration

19. Food and Race

20. Food and Regionalism

21. Food and American Wars

22. Food and Gender

23. Food and Empire

24. Food and Entertainment

25. Food and Marketing

Über Autor(innen)

Jennifer Jensen Wallach is Associate Professor of History at the University of North Texas.

Micahel D. Wise is Assistant Professor at the University of North Texas.