Revolution at the Table by Harvey Levenstein

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In this study Harvey Levenstein tells of the remarkable transformation in how Americans ate that took place from 1880 to 1930. It devotes special attention to the deliberate attempts of various groups, notably nutritionists and large food processors, to change popular eating habits.

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Revolution at the Table by Harvey Levenstein

In this wide-ranging and entertaining study Harvey Levenstein tells of the remarkable transformation in how Americans ate that took place from 1880 to 1930.
Harvey Levenstein is Professor Emeritus of History at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario. Among his books are Paradox of Plenty: A Social History of Eating in Modern America, Revised Edition (California, 2003), Seductive Journey: American Tourists in France from the Jefferson to the Jazz Age (1998), and Communism, Anticommunism and the CIO (1981).
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ISBN 13 9780520234390
ISBN 10 0520234391
Title Revolution at the Table
Author Harvey Levenstein
Series California Studies In Food And Culture
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Binding Type Paperback
Publisher University of California Press
Year published 2003-05-30
Number of pages 314
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