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Index
Cover
Title Page
Series Page
Copyright
Contents
Preface
Introduction to the Original Edition
Part One: Prehistory And Early Civilizations
Introduction: The Humanization of Eating Behaviors
1. Feeding Strategies in Prehistoric Times
2. The Social Function of Banquets in the Earliest Civilizations
3. Food Culture in Ancient Egypt
4. Biblical Reasons: The Dietary Rules of the Ancient Hebrews
5. The Phoenicians and the Carthaginians: The Early Mediterranean Diet
Part Two: The Classical World
Introduction: Food Systems and Models of Civilization
6. Urban and Rural Diets in Greece
7. Greek Meals: A Civic Ritual
8. The Culture of the Symposium
9. The Diet of the Etruscans
10. The Grammar of Roman Dining
11. The Broad Bean and the Moray: Social Hierarchies and Food in Rome
12. Diet and Medicine in the Ancient World
13. The Food of Others
Part Three: From The Late Classical Period To The Early Middle Ages (5th–10th Centuries)
Introduction: Romans, Barbarians, Christians: The Dawn of European Food Culture
14. Production Structures and Food Systems in the Early Middle Ages
15. Peasants, Warriors, Priests: Images of Society and Styles of Diet
Part Four: Westerners And Others
Introduction: Food Models and Cultural Identity
16. Christians of the East: Rules and Realities of the Byzantine Diet
17. Arab Cuisine and Its Contribution to European Culture
18. Mediterranean Jewish Diet and Traditions in the Middle Ages
Part Five: The Late Middle Ages (11th–14th Centuries)
Introduction: Toward a New Dietary Balance
19. Society, Food, and Feudalism
20. Self-Sufficiency and the Market: Rural and Urban Diet in the Middle Ages
21. Food Trades
22. The Origins of Public Hostelries in Europe
23. Medieval Cooking
24. Food and Social Classes in Late Medieval and Renaissance Italy
25. Seasoning, Cooking, and Dietetics in the Late Middle Ages
26. “Mind Your Manners”: Etiquette at the Table
27. From Hearth to Table: Late Medieval Cooking Equipment
Part Six: The Europe Of Nation-States (15th–18th Centuries)
Introduction: The Early Modern Period
28. Growing Without Knowing Why: Production, Demographics, and Diet
29. Colonial Beverages and the Consumption of Sugar
30. Printing the Kitchen: French Cookbooks, 1480–1800
31. Dietary Choices and Culinary Technique, 1500–1800
32. From Dietetics to Gastronomy: The Liberation of the Gourmet
Part Seven: The Contemporary Period (19th and 20th Centuries)
Introduction: From Industrial Revolution to Industrial Food
33. The Transformation of the European Diet
34. The Invasion of Foreign Foods
35. The Rise of the Restaurant
36. The Food Industry and New Preservation Techniques
37. The Taste for Canned and Preserved Food
38. The Emergence of Regional Cuisines
39. The Perils of Abundance: Food, Health, and Morality in American History
40. The “McDonaldization” of Culture
Conclusion: Today and Tomorrow
Index
Series List
Illustrations
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