Secret Ingredients: Race, Gender, and Class at the Dinner Table

Inness, S.

A series of fascinating chapters analyze cookery books through the ages. From the convenience-food cookbooks of the 1950s, to the 1980s rise in 'white trash' cookbooks, and the surprise success of the Two Fat Ladies books from the 1990s, leading author Sherrie Inness discusses how women have used such books over the years to protest social norms.

Details

Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2006-01-10

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9781403970084

DOI: 10.1057/9781403981059

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 246