by Keith Stavely and Kathleen Fitzgerald From baked beans to apple cider, from clam chowder to pumpkin pie, Keith Stavely and Kathleen Fitzgerald’s culinary history reveals the complex and colorful […]
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American Plate: a culinary history of 100 American foods
by Libby H O’Connell From the chief historian at HISTORY® comes a rich chronicle of the evolution of American cuisine and culture, from before Columbus’s arrival to today. Did you […]
American Appetites: documents about the history of American eating habits
Edited by Jennifer Jensen Wallach and Lindsey R. Swindall Designed to appeal to students of history and foodies alike, American Appetites, the first book in the University of Arkansas Press’s new […]
Al Dente: a history of Italian food
by Fabio Parasecoli Spaghetti with meatballs, fettuccine alfredo, margherita pizzas, ricotta and parmesan cheeses—we have Italy to thank for some of our favorite comfort foods. Home to a dazzling array […]
Politics of the Pantry: Housewives, Food, and Consumer Protest in Twentieth-Century America
by Emily E. LB. Twarog From the publisher: The history of women’s political involvement has focused heavily on electoral politics, but throughout the twentieth century women engaged in grassroots activism when […]
Political History of American Food Aid: An Uneasy Benevolence
by Barry Riley From the publisher: American food aid to foreigners long has been the most visible-and most popular-means of providing humanitarian aid to millions of hungry people confronted by war, […]
Oxford Handbook of Food History
edited by Jeffrey M. Pilcher From the publisher: Food matters, not only as a subject of study in its own right, but also as a medium for conveying critical messages about […]
Oxford Encyclopedia of Food and Drink in America 2nd edition
Editor-in-chief: Andrew Smith From the publisher: The second edition of The Oxford Encyclopedia of Food and Drink in America thoroughly updates the original, award-winning title, while capturing the shifting American perspective on food […]
Halal Food: A History
by Febe Armanios and Bogac Ergene From the publisher: Food trucks announcing “halal” proliferate in many urban areas but how many non-Muslims know what this means, other than cheap lunch? Here […]
Food Power: The Rise and Fall of the Postwar American Food System
by Bryan L. McDonald From the publisher: There is a widespread assumption that the American food system after World War II was transformed-toward an increasingly industrialized production of crops, more processed […]