Urban Appetites - Food and Culture in Nineteenth-Century New York

Focuses on the rise of New York as both a metropolis and a food capital, opening a new window onto the intersection of the cultural, social, political, and economic transformations of the nineteenth century. This book offers accounts of public markets and private food shops; and cake and coffee shops.

About the author

Cindy R. Lobel is assistant professor of history at Lehman College.

Summary

Focuses on the rise of New York as both a metropolis and a food capital, opening a new window onto the intersection of the cultural, social, political, and economic transformations of the nineteenth century. This book offers accounts of public markets and private food shops; and cake and coffee shops.

Product details

• Authors: Cindy R. Lobel, Lobel Cindy R.
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.04.2014
• EAN: 9780226128757
• ISBN: 978-0-226-12875-7
• No. of pages: 288
• Series: Historical Studies of Urban America; Historical Studies of Urban Am; Historical Studies of Urban America; Historical Studies of Urban Am
• Subjects: Guides > Food & drink > General, dictionaries, tables; Humanities, art, music > History > Cultural history; New York, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Food & society, Social and cultural history, Cultural studies: food and society