Why Food Matters (Why X Matters S.) - Softcover

Freedman, Paul

 
9780300268089: Why Food Matters (Why X Matters S.)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0300268084 ISBN 13: 9780300268089
Verlag: Yale University Press, 2022

Inhaltsangabe

From the author of Ten Restaurants That Changed America, an exploration of food’s cultural importance and its crucial role throughout human history

“A rich and fascinating narrative that reaches deep into the historical and cultural larder of societal experience, powerfully illustrating the myriad ways that food matters as an essential condiment for humanity.”―Danny Meyer, founder of Union Square Hospitality Group and Shake Shack

Why does food matter? Historically, food has not always been considered a serious subject on par with, for instance, a performance art like opera or a humanities discipline like philosophy. Necessity, ubiquity, and repetition contribute to the apparent banality of food, but these attributes don’t capture food’s emotional and cultural range, from the quotidian to the exquisite.
 
In this short, passionate book, Paul Freedman makes the case for food’s vital importance, stressing its crucial role in the evolution of human identity and human civilizations. Freedman presents a highly readable and illuminating account of food’s unique role in our lives. It is a way to express community and celebration, but it can also be divisive. This wide-ranging book is a must-read for food lovers and all those interested in how cultures and identities are formed and maintained.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Paul Freedman is Chester D. Tripp Professor of History at Yale University. He specializes in medieval social history, the history of Spain, comparative studies of the peasantry, trade in luxury products, and the history of cuisine.

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Verlag
Yale University Press
Erscheinungsdatum
2022
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0300268084
ISBN 13 
9780300268089
Einband
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Anzahl der Seiten
216
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