Tasting French Terroir by Thomas Parker
This book explores the origins and significance of the French concept of terroir, demonstrating that the way the French eat their food and drink their wine today derives from a cultural mythology that developed between the Renaissance and the Revolution. Through close readings and an examination of little-known texts from diverse disciplines, Thomas Parker traces terroir's evolution, providing insight into how gastronomic mores were linked to aesthetics in language, horticulture, and painting and how the French used the power of place to define the natural world, explain comportment, and frame France as a nation.-
Food Politics
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Cuisine and Empire
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The Queen of Fats
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Encyclopedia of Pasta
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Ways of Eating
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Why Calories Count
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A History of Cookbooks
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Secrets from the Greek Kitchen
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Safe Food
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Let's Ask Marion
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Cumin, Camels, and Caravans
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Nile Nightshade
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The Taste of Place
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Culinary Ephemera
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The Darjeeling Distinction
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Divided Spirits
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The Art of Cooking
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Free for All
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Wonder Foods
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Coffee Life in Japan
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Revolution at the Table
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The Life of Cheese
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Camembert
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Eating Mud Crabs in Kandahar
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Tsukiji
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M. F. K. Fisher among the Pots and Pans
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Meals to Come
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American Bread
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Sameness in Diversity
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A Taste of Power
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Yerba Mate
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Becoming Salmon
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Dangerous Digestion
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Hoptopia
"An academic, meticulously researched, attentive journey through to the very complex roots of the concept of terroir.. If you're looking for a book that will both fascinate you and challenge all your preconceptions about terroir, France and the French, this is it." -- Tamlyn Currin JancisRobinson.com "Of great value to researchers ... Highly recommended." CHOICE connect "Admirable... Thomas Parker has greatly increased our understanding of the intellectual origins of terroir." Council for European Studies "This book can help the French to answer a question they sometimes ask about why other cultures and countries have not adopted the notion of terroir, even those who share with France the reality of terroir products." Review of Agricultural & Environmental Studies "Innovative and revealing... This is a wide-ranging, thoroughly researched, and well-articulated work." H-France
Thomas Parker is Assistant Professor of French and Francophone Studies at Vassar College. He is the author of Volition, Rhetoric, and Emotion in the Work of Pascal.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780520277502 |
| ISBN 10 | 0520277503 |
| Title | Tasting French Terroir |
| Author | Thomas Parker |
| Series | California Studies In Food And Culture |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | University of California Press |
| Year published | 2015-05-01 |
| Number of pages | 248 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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