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The Oxford Handbook of Food History

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The Oxford Handbook of Food History
By:"Jeffrey M. Pilcher"
Published on 2012-11-08 by Oxford University Press

The Oxford Handbook of Food History places existing works of food history in historiographical context, crossing disciplinary, chronological, and geographic boundaries, while also suggesting new routes for future research. The twenty-seven essays in this book are organized into five basic sections: historiography and disciplinary approaches as well as the production, circulation, and consumption of food.

This Book was ranked 17 by Google Books for keyword food.




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