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Italian identity : in the kitchen, or, food and the nation /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Montanari, Massimo, 1949-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Columbia University Press, [2013]
Series:Arts and traditions of the table.
Subjects:
Food > Italy.
Cooking, Italian > History.
Italy > Social life and customs.
Italians > Ethnic identity.
National characteristics, Italian.
Table of Contents:
  • Before there was an Italy there was a Europe
  • Italy is a network of cities
  • Models of cooking between unified and varied
  • Popular culture and culture of the elite
  • People and products that travel
  • Preservation and renewal of alimentary identities
  • Macaroni-eaters : how a national stereotype arose
  • The Artusian synthesis
  • The number of Italians increases
  • The "Italian miracle" : between modernity and tradition
  • The invention of regional cooking
  • Epilogue : in search of home cooking.