How the Other Half Ate, 48: A History of Working-Class Meals at the Turn of the Century

by Turner, Katherine Leonard
ISBN: 9780520277588
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Overview

In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, working-class Americans had eating habits that were distinctly shaped by jobs, families, neighborhoods, and the tools, utilities, and size of their kitchens--along with their cultural heritage. How the Other Half Ate is a deep exploration by historian and lecturer Katherine Turner that delivers an unprecedented and thoroughly researched study of the changing food landscape in American working-class families from industrialization through the 1950s.

Relevant to readers across a range of disciplines--history, economics, sociology, urban studies, women's studies, and food studies--this work fills an important gap in historical literature by illustrating how families experienced food and cooking during the so-called age of abundance. Turner delivers an engaging portrait that shows how America's working class, in a multitude of ways, has shaped the foods we eat today.

  • Format: TradePaperback
  • Author: Turner, Katherine Leonard
  • ISBN: 9780520277588
  • Condition: Used
  • Dimensions: 8.90 x 0.60
  • Number Of Pages: 224
  • Publication Year: 2014