About this title: The story of cuisine and the social history of eating. The author looks at the transition from a vegetable to an increasingly meat-based diet; the relationship between people and what they eat; between particular foods and social behavior; and between dietary habits and methods of cooking.
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Blackwell Pub, Somerset, New Jersey, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1994
ISBN-13:9780631194972ISBN:0631194975
Description: Illustrated. Fine- No Jacket, Issued Without One. (1994) BOOK NOTES: FINE-/ Softcover book has cover wear including some edge wear, scuffing, bumping and light soiling to page edges; inside clean with NO markings other than previous owner's gift inscription inside cover. Binding is solid and true. 801 pages. Buy with confidence. The only book you regret is the one you didn't buy. HEAVY! Shipped only in US via USPS Media Mail. Thank you for looking. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Date Published: 1994
ISBN-13:9780631194972ISBN:0631194975
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. A very nice copy. The pages are clean and unmarked. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 824 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9781405181198ISBN:1405181192
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Blackwell Pub
Date Published: 1992
ISBN-13:9780631177418ISBN:0631177418
Description: Good. This is an EX-LIBRARY COPY. We only offer carefully selected, quality books, in this category. The normal stamps and labels may be present and the front flysheet has been tidily removed. The supplying library will benefit financially from your purchase. This book is in GOOD overall condition. It shows signs of having been read and has general light wear to the cover, spine and pages. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9781405181198ISBN:1405181192
Description: New. Brand New! Buy with confidence-your satisfaction is guaranteed at B-Logistics! Due to the large scale of our operation, we do not have access to the specific contents/condition of our items. Please note that Expedited shipping is not available at this time. read more
Edition: 1st
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Barnes & Noble, New York
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780631177418ISBN:0631177418
Description: Anthea Bell, trans. Very Good in Very Good jacket. BARNES & NOBLE ed. Pgs. tight, clean, bright. Some corners creased. DJ: clean, shiny, light shelfwear/edgewear. Hardcover. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Cloth
Publisher: Blackwell Publishers, New York
Date Published: 1992
ISBN-13:9780631177418ISBN:0631177418
Description: Fine in Fine jacket. First Printing. Thick small quarto, navy blue cloth covered boards. 801 pp. including index and notes. Illustrated with black and white reproductions. A very tight, clean, fresh, bright volume with sparkling gilt, unmarked and unread in a crisp, sharp, bright, tight, unclipped dust jacket. Fine in fine dust jacket. Virtually AS NEW. read more
"Despite the Euro and Franco-centric scope of the book as broader history, this book contains fascinating food scholarship wrapped into cogent narrative morsels. Many people I know use it as a reference book but I couldn't put it down and read it cover-to-cover."
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