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All Manners of Food: Eating and Taste in England and France from the Middle Ages to the Present
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by Stephen Mennell
Sales Rank: 669958
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Cover Type: Paperback with 408 pages
Published by: University of Illinois Press; 2 Sub edition December 1, 1995
Written in: English
ISBN 10 Number: 0252064909
ISBN 13 Number: 978-0252064906
Book Dimensions:
9.3 x 5.9 x 1 inches
Weighs: 1.1 pounds
From Library Journal
This stimulating book is a welcome addition to the new academic discipline of food history. The author does not merely describe the differences in the tastes in England and France. Instead, he takes on the more difficult task of trying to explain those national differences, and to understand ``how social groups develop standards of taste.'' His topics include ``Fasting, Gluttony, the Church and the State,'' ``Puritanism and Food,'' ``Male Chefs and Women Cooks,'' ``Women's Magazines,'' and a really masterly discussion of early English cook books and manuscripts. This book is well written, scholarly, and provocative; no reader interested in food history could ask for more. Joyce S. Toomre, Russian Research Ctr., Harvard Univ.
Copyright 1985 Reed Business Information, Inc.
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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I'm not sure what the previous reviewer expects in a book; sure this isn't a pop survey, but it's intelligent, thorough, and interesting. It is more of a scholarly history, so if you're after something simple try another book. This is very well researched, and if you're interested in the history of cooking as I am, it's an absorbing read.
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