The Emperor's Feast - 'A tasty portrait of a nation' -Sunday Telegraph

The journey of Chinese food over 5,000 years of history - and the story it tells us about the land and its people.

About the author

Dr Jonathan Clements is a historian and TV presenter specialising in East Asia. He was visiting professor at Xi'an Jiaotong University in China from 2013 to 2019 and is the author of several books on the history of China, including A Brief History of China, The Art of War: A New Translation, and Confucius: A Biography. His history of the Silk Road and his lives of the First Emperor, Empress Wu and Wellington Koo have all been translated into Chinese.

Dr Clements has presented several seasons of Route Awakening (National Geographic), an award-winning television series about icons of Chinese culture.

Summary

The journey of Chinese food over 5,000 years of history - and the story it tells us about the land and its people.

Additional text

''This book is itself a feast, each chapter a sumptuous course - prepared by a gifted writer and linguist who can synthesize vast amounts of information on Chinese food and history, arrange it in a fascinating way, and spice it up with his own wisdom, wit, and experiences. In the end, his focus on Chinese food gives us a new lens through which we can also view the impossibly long, complex, and rich history of China itself.''

Product details

• Authors: Jonathan Clements, Clements Jonathan
• Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.02.2021
• EAN: 9781529332421
• ISBN: 978-1-5293-3242-1
• No. of pages: 320
• Dimensions: 158 mm x 236 mm x 32 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; China, HISTORY / Social History, COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / Chinese, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Agriculture & Food, Asian History, Cultural studies: food and society