Synopses & Reviews
In this sweeping history of food and eating in modern America, Harvey Levenstein explores the social, economic, and political factors that have shaped the American diet since 1930.
Synopsis
Revised edition of a classic that continues the story of eating in America and how Americans think about food; Paradox starts where Revolution at Table left off and takes the story right up to the present.
Synopsis
Includes bibliographical references (p. [271]-338) and index.
About the Author
Harvey Levenstein is Professor Emeritus of History at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario. Among his books are Revolution at the Table: The Transformation of the American Diet (California, 2003), Seductive Journey: American Tourists in France from the Jefferson to the Jazz Age (1998), and Communism, Anticommunism and the CIO (1981).