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How the Other Half Ate: A History of Working-Class Meals at the Turn of the Century
Katherine Leonard Turner
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Description for How the Other Half Ate: A History of Working-Class Meals at the Turn of the Century
Paperback. Series: California Studies in Food and Culture. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBT; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 314.
In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, working-class Americans had eating habits that were distinctly shaped by jobs, families, neighborhoods, and the tools, utilities, and size of their kitchens--along with their cultural heritage. How the Other Half Ate is a deep exploration by historian and lecturer Katherine Turner that delivers an unprecedented and thoroughly researched study of the changing food landscape in American working-class families from industrialization through the 1950s. Relevant to readers across a range of disciplines--history, economics, sociology, urban studies, women's studies, and food studies--this work fills an important gap in historical literature by illustrating how families ... Read more
In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, working-class Americans had eating habits that were distinctly shaped by jobs, families, neighborhoods, and the tools, utilities, and size of their kitchens--along with their cultural heritage. How the Other Half Ate is a deep exploration by historian and lecturer Katherine Turner that delivers an unprecedented and thoroughly researched study of the changing food landscape in American working-class families from industrialization through the 1950s. Relevant to readers across a range of disciplines--history, economics, sociology, urban studies, women's studies, and food studies--this work fills an important gap in historical literature by illustrating how families ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Series
California Studies in Food and Culture
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520277588
SKU
V9780520277588
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About Katherine Leonard Turner
Katherine Leonard Turner received her doctorate in history from the University of Delaware in 2008. She lives and teaches in the Philadelphia area.
Reviews for How the Other Half Ate: A History of Working-Class Meals at the Turn of the Century
"A solid ... social history; Accessible and informative."
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