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Food in Early Modern Europe
Ken Albala
ISBN: 0-313-31962-6
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-31962-4
280 pages
Greenwood Press
Publication: 2/28/2003
List Price: $57.95 (UK Sterling Price: £39.95)
Discount Price: $28.98 Sale Price for U.S. Customers Only. Save 50%. Ends 12/31/2009.
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Also Available: Ebook
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Subjects:
Series Title: Food through History
Description: Rarely do we read about the roles of food in history. Yet its study offers us a humanizing look at those who lived before us. This unique book examines food's importance during the massive evolution of Europe following the Middle Ages. It was a time when even forks and table manners were remarkable and new. Food became a cardinal concern in explorations of the New World, as well as a fundamental element of global trade. Agricultural revolution gave rise to new farming methods. Science illuminated diet and nutrition. Food historian Ken Albala has written the perfect book for students and other readers interested in the myriad aspects of food in Early Modern Europe.

This book answers such questions as: Why did people toil and travel for certain foods, such as spices, when they were already surrounded by an abundance of edible plants at home? How did foods fit in the ritual life of the ordinary villager? Why were people expected to avoid meat for long periods? Why were nobles and peasants expected to eat different food than the lower classes? How did cooking methods differ from our own? This guide also includes many period recipes, never before available in English, along with evocative illustrations and a timeline.
Table of Contents:
  • Time Line
    Introduction
    Food and People
    Ingredients
    Cooking
    Cuisine by Region
    Religion and Food
    Concepts of Diet and Nutrition
    Food in Literature and Related Food Genres
    Conclusion
    Suggested Further Readings
    Index
About the Author: KEN ALBALA is Associate Professor in the History Department at the University of the Pacific, Stockton, California. He specializes in food history and is the author of Eating Right in the Renaissance (2001).
LCC Class: 394
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