China in seven banquets : a flavourful history /
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Author / Creator: | DuBois, Thomas David, 1969- author. |
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Imprint: | London : Reaktion Books, 2024 ©2024 |
Description: | 296 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm |
Language: | English |
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Format: | Print Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13529535 |
Table of Contents:
- A Note for My Fellow Historians, and for Everyone Else
- Introduction What Is Food History?
- 1. Of Meat and Morality The Eight Treasures of Zhou
- 2. By Silk Road and High Sea New Foods Come to China
- 3. Gardens of Delight Imperial China's High Cuisine
- 4. Fancy Foods and Foreign Fads China Eats the World
- 5. 'Life's a Banquet' Food Culture in the Go-Go '90s
- 6. Franchise Fever The Price of Efficiency
- 7. And Beyond
- List of Featured Recipes
- Weights and Measures
- Timeline of Major Dynasties
- References
- Select Bibliography
- Acknowledgements
- Photo Acknowledgements
- Index