| Description |
1 online resource (443 pages) : illustrations |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Part I. Food and the nation -- part II. Making U.S. food -- part III. Complexities of consumption -- part Ivolume Food signifying identities -- part volume Food and the emerging world. |
| Summary |
From Thanksgiving to fast food to the Passover seder, Food in the USA brings together the essential readings on these topics and is the only substantial collection of essays on food and culture in the United States. Essay topics include the globalization of U.S. food; the dangers of the meatpacking industry; the rise of Italian-American food; the meaning of Soul food; the anorexia epidemic; the omnipotence of Coca-Cola; and the invention of Thanksgiving. Together, the collection provides a fascinating look at how and why we Americans are what we eat. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Food habits -- United States.
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Food habits. |
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United States. |
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Food supply.
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Food supply. |
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United States -- Social life and customs.
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Manners and customs. |
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United States -- Social conditions.
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Social conditions. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Counihan, Carole, 1948-
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Counihan, Carole. Food in the USA : A Reader. Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, ©2013 9780415932318 |
| ISBN |
9781135323523 (electronic book) |
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1135323526 (electronic book) |
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9780203951880 (electronic book) |
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0203951883 (electronic book) |
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0415932319 |
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0415932327 (paperback) |
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9780415932318 |
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