How the Other Half Ate - A History of Working-Class Meals at the Turn of the Century (Paperback)

In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, working-class Americans had eating habits that were distinctly shaped by jobs, families, neighborhoods, and the tools, utilities, and size of their kitchensOCoalong with their cultural heritage. How the Other Half Ate is a deep exploration by historian and lecturer Katherine Turner that delivers an unprecedented and thoroughly researched study of the changing food landscape in American working-class families from industrialization through the 1950s.
Relevant to readers across a range of disciplinesOCohistory, economics, sociology, urban studies, womenOCOs studies, and food studiesOCothis work fills an important gap in historical literature by illustrating how families experienced food and cooking during the so-called age of abundance. Turner delivers an engaging portrait that shows how AmericaOCOs working class, in a multitude of ways, has shaped the foods we eat today."

General

Imprint:	University of California Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	California Studies in Food and Culture, 48
Release date:	2014
First published:	2014
Authors:	Katherine Leonard Turner
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	224
ISBN-13:	978-0-520-27758-8
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literary & linguistic reference works > General Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > General Books > Health, Home & Family > Cookery / food & drink etc > National & regional cuisine Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Customs & folklore > Customs Books > History > American history > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > General Books > Food & Drink > National & regional cuisine Promotions
LSN:	0-520-27758-9
Barcode:	9780520277588

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