Lunch - A History

This six-continent survey of the history, customs, and representations of the midday meal explains
who eats what for lunch;
where and when they eat it;
and what it means in the larger cultural context.

The first international history of lunch, this book provides anecdotes and analysis that present lunch as a meaningful daily event.

List of contents

Foreword: Ken Albala
1: The History of Lunch
2: Classic Lunch Fare and Cultural Importance in the United States and Around the World
3: Lunch at Home
4: Lunch Away from Home
5: Lunch in the Arts and Popular Media

About the author

Megan Elias is associate professor of history at Queensborough Community College.

Summary

This six-continent survey of the history, customs, and representations of the midday meal explains ·who eats what for lunch; ·where and when they eat it;·and what it means in the larger cultural context.  The first international history of lunch, this book provides anecdotes and analysis that present lunch as a meaningful daily event.

Product details

• Authors: Megan Elias, Megan J. Elias
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 06.03.2014
• EAN: 9781442227460
• ISBN: 978-1-4422-2746-0
• No. of pages: 204
• Series: The Meals Series; The Meals Series
• Subjects: Guides > Food & drink > Theme cookery books; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Food & society, Cultural studies: food and society