The second edition of this concise survey offers a comparative and comprehensive study of culinary cultures and food politics throughout the world, from ancient

Now in its third edition, Food in World History explores culinary cultures and food politics throughout the world, from ancient times to the present day, with e

Serving students and general readers alike, this encyclopedia addresses the myriad and profound ways foods have shaped the world we inhabit, from prehistory to

Rachel Laudan tells the remarkable story of the rise and fall of the world’s great cuisines—from the mastery of grain cooking some twenty thousand years ago

A two-volume set which traces the history of food and nutrition from the beginning of human life on earth through the present.