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Kitchens: The New Zealand Kitchen in the 20th Century
Helen Leach
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Description for Kitchens: The New Zealand Kitchen in the 20th Century
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, colour illus. BIC Classification: 1MBN; 3JJ; HBJM; HBT; JFCD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 270 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1186.
This engrossing history of the domestic kitchen in New Zealand covers 10 decades that saw culinary traditions accommodate extraordinary changes in technology and the irresistible process of globalization. Each chapter surveys the external influences on households and their kitchens, samples the dishes prepared during the decade, and discusses the structure of meals. A study of kitchen equipment and design then closes each chapter, cumulatively revealing more innovation in these aspects than in what people ate. Kitchens is the culmination of a 10-year research and writing project by anthropologist Helen Leach, supported by the Marsden Fund of the Royal Society of ... Read more
This engrossing history of the domestic kitchen in New Zealand covers 10 decades that saw culinary traditions accommodate extraordinary changes in technology and the irresistible process of globalization. Each chapter surveys the external influences on households and their kitchens, samples the dishes prepared during the decade, and discusses the structure of meals. A study of kitchen equipment and design then closes each chapter, cumulatively revealing more innovation in these aspects than in what people ate. Kitchens is the culmination of a 10-year research and writing project by anthropologist Helen Leach, supported by the Marsden Fund of the Royal Society of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Otago University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
, New Zealand
ISBN
9781877578373
SKU
V9781877578373
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Ref
99-1
About Helen Leach
Helen Leach is an Emeritus Professor of Anthropology at the University of Otago. Her research interests include the evolution of human diet and prehistoric horticulture. The Pavlova Story was shortlisted in the Montana New Zealand Book Awards 2009.
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