{"product_id":"food-history-jeffrey-m-pilcher-9780857854230","title":"Food History: Critical and Primary Sources","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFood History: Critical and Primary Sources \u003c\/i\u003eis an indispensable four-volume reference collection which focuses on the widest possible span of food in human history, to provide a comprehensive survey of problems and methods in the field of food history. Bringing together over 80 high-quality essays drawn from journal articles, book chapters, excerpts and historical documents and supported by introductory essays and a wealth of contextual material, this important new reference work combines contemporary scholarship with selected primary sources allowing scholars to use this as a starting point for their own historical research. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe volumes are divided chronologically, moving from human evolution and the origins of complex societies to the agrarian and pastoral societies of the classical and post-classical eras, to the age of global contact and early industrialization, to the transition to industrial diets in the contemporary era. Each volume is introduced by an essay from the editor and is divided into broad thematic categories and offers a range of methodological approaches, multidisciplinary appeal and broad geographical coverage, highlighting how the field has developed over time and investigating how and why food is different at different points in world history. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis will be an essential addition to libraries and a major scholarly resource for researchers involved in the study of food in world history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jeffrey M. Pilcher\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0857854232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780857854230\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Academic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.90h x 7.00w x 4.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2014 pg. 129","brand":"Jeffrey M. Pilcher","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48621811532031,"sku":"9780857854230","price":1020.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/food-history-jeffrey-m-pilcher-9780857854230","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}