Paradox of Plenty

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american culture
american diet
american food
american history
Author_Harvey Levenstein
california studies in food and culture series
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customs and traditions
dieting
eating
eating habits
eating in america
eating out
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fast food
food
food and health
food habits
food industry
food processing
food shortages
gastronomy history
government regulation
hunger
marketing of food
national defense
natural food
nutrition
politics of food
social norms
social structures
united states of america

Product details

  • ISBN 9780520234406
  • Weight: 590g
  • Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
  • Publication Date: 30 May 2003
  • Publisher: University of California Press
  • Publication City/Country: US
  • Product Form: Paperback
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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.
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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