http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3 http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/v3/mods-3-2.xsd
x, 283 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of color plates : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Thomas Jefferson and the love of antiquity -- Roman ruins and rough land -- Laurence Wylie and the authentic Provence -- France, yes! But Provence? -- Preparing the way to Provence for postwar travelers -- Irving Penn and the reinvention of Provence -- The senses -- Eternal Provence? Maybe not -- Getting ready to taste -- But not ready for prime time -- Julia Child and the pleasures of Provence -- The sell -- The tomato -- The romance of Berkeley and Bandol -- The lure of cookbooks -- Buying it here, bringing it home -- Patricia Wells and the joys of staying in place -- Résidences secondaires -- Renting -- Along came Mayle -- The beaten path -- Au revoir and bonjour.
Includes bibliographical references and index.