Paradox of Plenty

A Social History of Eating in Modern America

AvHarvey Levenstein

Häftad, Engelska, 2003

Del 8 i serien California Studies in Food and Culture

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Beskrivning

In this sweeping history of food and eating in modern America, Harvey Levenstein explores the social, economic, and political factors that have shaped the American diet since 1930.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2003-05-30
Mått:152 x 229 x 25 mm
Vikt:590 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:California Studies in Food and Culture
Antal sidor:362
Förlag:University of California Press
ISBN:9780520234406

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Harvey Levenstein is Professor Emeritus of History at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario. Among his books are Revolution at the Table: The Transformation of the American Diet (California, 2003), Seductive Journey: American Tourists in France from the Jefferson to the Jazz Age (1998), and Communism, Anticommunism and the CIO (1981).

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Prologue: Depression Paradoxes1. Depression Dieting and the Vitamin Gold Rush2. The Great Regression: The New Woman Goes Home3. From Burgoo to Howard Johnson's: Eating Out in Depression America4. One-third of a Nation Ill Nourished?5. Oh What a Healthy War: Nutrition for National Defense6. Food Shortages for the People of Plenty7. The Golden Age of Food Processing: Miracle Whip uber Alles8. The Best-fed People the World Has Ever Seen?9. Cracks in the Facade: 1958-196510. The Politics of Hunger11. Nutritional Terrorism12. The Politics of Food13. Natural Foods and Negative Nutrition14. Darling, Where Did You Put the Cardamom?15. Fast Foods and Quick Bucks16. Paradoxes of PlentyEpilogueAbbreviations for Frequently Cited Periodicals 2NotesIndex