Dining On Turtles: Food Feasts and Drinking in History

Kirkby, D.; Luckins, T.

As gentlemen of the Royal Society in London sat down to their turtle dinner in 1793 they were participating in an historical event: an act simultaneously of fine dining and colonialism. Feasting and drinking, the communities in which they occurred, and larger themes of historical significance are explored here offering new insights into the past.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2007-11-13

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9780230517158

DOI: 10.1057/9780230597303

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 208