- Paperback: 320 pages
- Publisher: Pan Books; New edition edition (8 Nov 2002)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 033049144X
- ISBN-13: 978-0330491440
- Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.4 x 2.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 255,148 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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This study delves into the history of how we eat and why we eat what we do. The journey goes from the start of humanity right through to the industrialism of the modern age. Starting with the notion of our decision to cook our food, Felipe Fernandez-Armesto introduces us to the revolutions which influenced our culinary habits, and he describes how food changed and changed us through the centuries, on the way explaining why "You are what you eat".
About the Author
elipe Fernandez Armesto has been a member of the Faculty of Modern History at Oxford University since 1983, was most recently Union Pacific Visiting Professor at the University of Minnesota. He is the author of numerous books, most notably Millenium: A History of the last Thousand Years (1995) and Civilizations (2000).
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Felipe Fernandez-Armesto establishes the significance of food in cultural identity throughout history and around the world. Full of astonishing facts and rich in learning, Food: A History is ambitious in coverage and successful in achieving its objective. It is still the only book of its kind.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I looked up the author and wondered how he had time to write all these books and one explanation is the lack of research; in considering cannibalism he refers to Issei Sagawa as someone who "disposed of an unwanted girlfriend" by eating her. A quick search tells anyone that this is not correct and a wholly inappropriate description of what happened. If you can stomach his dismissive remarks about other food authors, judgmental observations about the food of the hoi polloi and his leaden attempts at capturing the style of Alan Davidson then you might read something you haven-t read before but whether it-s true is quite another thing.
Format:Hardcover
Great book, very informative. Very well written and a crucial read for anyone wanting to learn about the theory of food.
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food for thought
Interesting ramble from a very broad mind and a great addtion to your purview. Very enjoyable read.
Published on 19 Dec 2008 by M. Lawrence
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Following on from his other remarkable histories, Fernandez-Armesto has excelled himself in the arena of the foodies. Read more
Published on 12 Nov 2001
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