1st Edition
The Routledge History of American Foodways
Part I: Cooking Times
1. Pre-Colonial
2. Early American
3. Nineteenth Century
4. Twentieth Century
5. Contemporary Issues
Part II: Ingredients
6. Grains
7. Meat
8. Alcohol
9. Sugar
10. Fish
11. Fruits and Vegetables
Part III: Recipes
12. Kitchens
13. Holidays and Festivals
14. Restaurant Culture
15. Food Tourism
16. Food Policy
17. Food and the Environment
Part IV: Appetites
18. Food and Immigration
19. Food and Race
20. Food and Regionalism
21. Food and American Wars
22. Food and Gender
23. Food and Empire
24. Food and Entertainment
25. Food and Marketing
Biography
Jennifer Jensen Wallach is Associate Professor of History at the University of North Texas.
Micahel D. Wise is Assistant Professor at the University of North Texas.
"The Routledge History of American Foodways is essential reading for readers of both the American experience and its complex regional and national food cultures. In this foundational work, editors Jennifer Jensen Wallach and Michael Wise bring together a powerhouse of thinkers to decode the fascinating intersection of food and American history from the continent’s first hunters and gatherers to today’s contemporary food activists. Here we uncover the essence of what it means to be American through our shared and contested food choices."
-Marcie Cohen Ferris, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
"This comprehensive volume is the single best resource for the history of food in the United States. With it, a new generation of scholars is making its mark on the field of food studies."
-Jeffrey M. Pilcher, University of Toronto Scarborough
"Sweeping in scope yet meticulous in scholarship, these essays provide an essential and excellent overview of food in the United States. They thoughtfully analyze the most important topics to create a superb introduction to food studies. I can hardly wait to incorporate this work into my research and teaching."
-Rebecca Sharpless, Texas Christian University
