How the Other Half Ate: A History of Working-Class Meals at the Turn of the Century Volume 48 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780520277588)

In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, working-class Americans had eating habits that were distinctly shaped by jobs, families, neighborhoods, and the tools, utilities, and size of their kitchens--along with their cultural heritage. How the Other Half Ate is a deep exploration by historian and lecturer Katherine Turner that delivers an unprecedented and thoroughly researched study of the changing food landscape in American working-class families from industrialization through the 1950s.

Relevant to readers across a range of disciplines--history, economics, sociology, urban studies, women's studies, and food studies--this work fills an important gap in historical literature by illustrating how families experienced food and cooking during the so-called age of abundance. Turner delivers an engaging portrait that shows how America's working class, in a multitude of ways, has shaped the foods we eat today.

Author: Katherine Leonard Turner
ISBN-10: 0520277589
ISBN-13: 9780520277588
Publisher: University of California Press
Language: English
Published: 01/10/2014
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.60d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 08/01/2014