Paradox of Plenty
A Social History of Eating in Modern America
Revised Edition
$22.95, £13.50 paperback
978-0-520-23440-6
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362 pages, 6 x 9 inches, 13 b/w photographs, 3 line illustrations
May 2003, Available worldwide
Categories: Food & Cooking; American Studies; United States History; History of Food
May 2003, Available worldwide
Categories: Food & Cooking; American Studies; United States History; History of Food
"Levenstein has done the hard thinking for the inner man and woman...and I trust that no one who writes like him need ever dine alone."—Christopher Hitchens, Times Literary Supplement
"This remarkable book, the sequel to the author's Revolution at the TableÉis a sophisticated analysis of the dynamics of cultural change that deserves a wide audience among economic historians, political historians, women's historians, medical historians, and social historians."—Canadian Journal of History
"Assuming the duty of telling Americans who they are through what they eat, Harvey Levenstein, in his latest chronicle of American food habits, reveals much about the United States and its inhabitantsÉ. Levenstein's insightful description and analysis, the book's wealth of alternately humorous and sobering anecdotes, and its impressive array of information about food in modern U.S. society make for a stimulating glimpse into American culture."—Reviews in American History
"This remarkable book, the sequel to the author's Revolution at the TableÉis a sophisticated analysis of the dynamics of cultural change that deserves a wide audience among economic historians, political historians, women's historians, medical historians, and social historians."—Canadian Journal of History
"Assuming the duty of telling Americans who they are through what they eat, Harvey Levenstein, in his latest chronicle of American food habits, reveals much about the United States and its inhabitantsÉ. Levenstein's insightful description and analysis, the book's wealth of alternately humorous and sobering anecdotes, and its impressive array of information about food in modern U.S. society make for a stimulating glimpse into American culture."—Reviews in American History
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.
Revolution at the Table: The Transformation of the American Diet, by Harvey Levenstein
Meals to Come: A History of the Future of Food, by Warren Belasco
The Atlas of Food: Who Eats What, Where, and Why, Revised and Updated, by Erik Millstone
The Taste of Place: A Cultural Journey into Terroir, by Amy B. Trubek
Food: The History of Taste, edited by Paul Freedman
Meals to Come: A History of the Future of Food, by Warren Belasco
The Atlas of Food: Who Eats What, Where, and Why, Revised and Updated, by Erik Millstone
The Taste of Place: A Cultural Journey into Terroir, by Amy B. Trubek
Food: The History of Taste, edited by Paul Freedman