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Savage Barbecue by Andrew Warnes

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Summary

Warnes traces what he calls America's first food through early transatlantic literature and culture. Building on the work of scholar Eric Hobsbawm, Warnes argues that barbecue is an invented tradition, much like Thanksgiving—one long associated with frontier mythologies of ruggedness and relaxation.

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Savage Barbecue by Andrew Warnes

Argues that barbecue is an invented tradition, much like Thanksgiving - one long associated with frontier mythologies of ruggedness and relaxation. This book shows how the perception of barbecue evolved from Spanish colonists' first fateful encounter with natives roasting iguanas and fish over fires on the beaches of Cuba.

ANDREW WARNES is Lecturer in American Literature and Culture at Leeds University. He is the author of Hunger Overcome? (Georgia) and Richard Wright's Native Son.

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ISBN 13 9780820331096
ISBN 10 0820331090
Title Savage Barbecue
Author Andrew Warnes
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher University of Georgia Press
Year published 2008-08-30
Number of pages 208
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.