Paradox of Plenty: A Social History of Eating in Modern America (California Studies in Food and Culture #8) (Paperback)

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This is book number 8 in the California Studies in Food and Culture series.

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In this sweeping history of food and eating in modern America, Harvey Levenstein explores the social, economic, and political factors that have shaped the American diet since 1930.

About the Author


Harvey Levenstein is Professor Emeritus of History at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario. Among his books are Revolution at the Table: The Transformation of the American Diet (California, 2003), Seductive Journey: American Tourists in France from the Jefferson to the Jazz Age (1998), and Communism, Anticommunism and the CIO (1981).
Product Details
ISBN: 9780520234406
ISBN-10: 0520234405
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication Date: May 30th, 2003
Pages: 362
Language: English
Series: California Studies in Food and Culture