Garlic and Oil
Politics and Food in Italy
Helstosky, Carol F.
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BOOK SUMMARY
A historical look at the harsh political, cultural, and social realities that created the traditions of Italian cooking we so love today
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Pasta, cappuccino, olive oil--Italian food is a favorite in our cafes, restaurants and homes. But what is the history of Italian cuisine? And where do we get our notions about Italian food? Contrary to popular belief, the Italian diet was inadequate and unchanging for many decades. Successive political regimes--liberal, fascist, democratic--struggled to improve eating habits, shaping not only Italian cuisine but Italian identity. This book reveals the harsh reality behind the myths surrounding this highly-romanticized cuisine.
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"Oneof the finest cultural histories of recent times. Helstosky shows there is much we can learn about the history of a society from its culinary culture. Marvellous."--Paul Lay, BBC History
"Packed with fascinating insights."--The Guardian
"The topic is alluring, the style accessible...It is very timely to have a book on Italian food that is a work of serious scholarship...[This is] a book that many of us have been waiting for."--Robert Lumley, University College London
"Her exploration of the origins and survival of the 'Mediterranean diet' from Mussolini to the present makes Garlic and Oil an original and immensely readable contribution to the rapidly growing literature on food and its many histories."--John A. Davis, University of Connecticut
'In this fascinating study Carol Helstosky shows that politics play no less a role than culture, environment and the social order in shaping what we eat. Her exploration of the origins and survival of the 'Mediterranean diet' from Mussolini to the present makes Garlic Oil an original and immensely readable contribution to the rapidly growing literature on food and its many histories.' -John A. Davis, University of Connecticut
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MORE BOOK INFO
ISBN: 1859738958
ISBN(13-digit): 9781859738955
Copyright: 2004
Dewey Decimal: 309.10945
Library of Congress: oc2007103358
Book Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Language: ENG
No. of Pages: 248
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