Tastes of the Empire e-bog
151,31 DKK
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During the 17th century, England saw foreign foods made increasingly available to consumers and featured in recipe books, medical manuals, treatises, travel narratives, and even in plays. Yet the public's fascination with these foods went beyond just eating them. Through exotic presentations in popular culture, they were able to mentally partake of products for which they may not have had acces...
E-bog
151,31 DKK
Forlag
McFarland
Udgivet
25 september 2017
Længde
225 sider
Genrer
European history
Sprog
English
Format
epub
Beskyttelse
LCP
ISBN
9781476631172
During the 17th century, England saw foreign foods made increasingly available to consumers and featured in recipe books, medical manuals, treatises, travel narratives, and even in plays. Yet the public's fascination with these foods went beyond just eating them. Through exotic presentations in popular culture, they were able to mentally partake of products for which they may not have had access. This book examines the "e;body and mind"e; consumerism of the early British Empire.