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1 online resource |
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Preliminaries; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Unification through Monotony Italy 1861 1914; 2 The Great War and the Rise of State Intervention, Italy 1915-1922; 3 The Cooking of Consent, Italy 1922-1935; 4 Austerity and Decline, Italy 1935-1945; 5 The Challenge of Abundance Italy 1945 1960; Conclusion A Cuisine of Scarcity; Epilogue Food in Italy Today; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
Pasta, cappuccino, olive oil Italian food culture is a prominent feature of Western society in our cafes, restaurants and homes. But what is the history of Italian cuisine? And where do we get our notions about Italian food? Garlic and Oil is the fi rst comprehensive history of food habits in modern Italy. Chronicling the period from the mid-nineteenth century to the present day, the author argues that politics dramatically affected the nature of Italian cuisine and food habits. Contrary to popu lar belief, the Italian diet was inadequate and unchanging for many decades. Drawing on the writin |
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Cooking, Italian -- History
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Food habits -- Italy -- History
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Cooking, Italian
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Food habits
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Italy
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
1845205421 |
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9781845205423 |
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