Food in the Gilded Age : what ordinary Americans ate / Robert Dirks.
Food in the Gilded Age : what ordinary Americans ate / Robert Dirks.
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Publisher
Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2016]
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G 2016/2630
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Language
English
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Physical content
xvi, 209 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Nutrition history -- Mountaineers and a nutrition transition in Appalachia -- African Americans and soul foods -- Rich and poor and the seasonality of diet -- Immigrants' diets -- Contrasts.
Publication information
Publisher
Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2016]
Place of Publication
Maryland
Date Published
[2016]
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Summary
"The Gilded Age is renowned for a variety of reasons, including its culture of conspicuous consumption among the newly rich. In the domain of food, conspicuous consumption manifested itself in appetites for expensive dishes and lavish dinner parties. These received ample publicity at the time, resulting later on in well-developed historical depicti...
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Food in the Gilded Age : what ordinary Americans ate / Robert Dirks.
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Rowman & Littlefield studies in food and gastronomy
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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G 2016/2630
Record Identifier
74VKVq34Oj7A
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVq34Oj7A
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ISBN
1442245131 hardcover ; alkaline paper
9781442245136 hardcover ; alkaline paper
DDC
394.120973
MMS ID
991024007594502626
