{"product_id":"a-short-history-of-spaghetti-massimo-montanari-9781609457099","title":"A Short History of Spaghetti with Tomato Sauce","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIntellectually engaging and deliciously readable, a stereotype-defying history of how one of the most recognisable symbols of Italian cuisine and national identity is the product of centuries of encounters, dialogue, and exchange.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIs it possible to identify a starting point in history from which everything else unfolds--a single moment that can explain the present and reveal the essence of our identities? According to Massimo Montanari, this is just a myth: by themselves, origins explain very little and historical phenomena can only be understood dynamically--by looking at how events and identities develop and change as a result of encounters and combinations that are often unexpected.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Montanari shows in this lively, brilliant, and surprising essay, all you need to debunk the \"origins myth\" is a plate of spaghetti. By tracing the history of the one of Italy's \"national dishes\"--from Asia to America, from Africa to Europe; from the beginning of agriculture to the Middle Ages and up to the 20th century--he shows that in order to understand who we are (our identity) we almost always need to look beyond ourselves to other cultures, peoples, and traditions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Massimo Montanari\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1609457099\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781609457099\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Europa Compass\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/16\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.30w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/23\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2021 pg. 20\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/10\/2021","brand":"Massimo Montanari","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44054052831487,"sku":"9781609457099","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a1fdb7fc-2ddb-4d7b-86da-869c3432d1af.jpg?v=1685027726","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-short-history-of-spaghetti-massimo-montanari-9781609457099","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}