Laudan, Rachel, 1944-

Cuisine and empire : cooking in world history / Rachel Laudan. - 1 online resource (483 pages) : illustrations. - California studies in food and culture ; 43 .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Mastering grain cookery, 2,000-300 B.C.E -- The barley-wheat cuisines of the ancient empires, 500 B.C.E.-400 C.E -- Buddhism transforms the cuisines of eastern Asia, 200 B.C.E.-800 C.E -- Islam transforms the cuisines of central and west Asia, 800-1650 C.E -- Christianity transforms the cuisines of Europe and the Americas, 100-1650 C.E -- Prelude to modern cuisines: Europe, 1650-1840 -- Modern cuisines in the industrializing regions, 1810-1920 -- The globalization of modern cuisines, 1920-2000.

9780520954915 (e-book)


Cooking--History.
Food habits--History.
Food--Social aspects.


Electronic books.

TX645 / .L325 2013eb

641.5

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