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Food: The History of Taste
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Product Description
This book is the first to apply the discoveries of the new generation of food historians worldwide to the unashamedly romantic appeal of the subject: to the culinary accomplishments of diverse civilizations, past and present, and to the pleasures of dining. The result is truly a history of taste: our most elevated, elegant and pleasurable thoughts about food - ingredients, preparation, presentation - since prehistory. From beginning to end this is an enthralling and richly illustrated story of one of the most vital clues not just to what keeps us alive, but to what makes us feel alive.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #144444 in Books
- Published on: 2007-11-05
- Original language: English
- Binding: Hardcover
- 368 pages
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About the Author
Paul Freedman is Professor of History at Yale and a former Chairman of the Department of History there. Among his previous books is Images of the Medieval Peasant.
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Food: The History of Taste
A collection of interesting and informative essays on on the history of eating from prehistoric through to modern times. The approach is scholarly, but still accessible for the general reader. Beautifully and abundantly illustrated, this is neither a coffee table book, nor an academic treatise. If you are interested in the topic, you will probably find it a worthwhile read.
