Paradox of Plenty: A Social History of Eating in Modern AmericaRevised edition of a classic that continues the story of eating in America and how Americans think about food; Paradox starts where Revolution at Table left off and takes the story right up to the present. |
Contents
Depression Paradoxes | 3 |
Depression Dieting and the Vitamin Gold Rush | 9 |
The New Woman Goes Home | 24 |
Eating Out in Depression America | 40 |
Onethird of a Nation Ill Nourished? | 53 |
Nutrition for National Defense | 64 |
Food Shortages for the People of Plenty | 80 |
Miracle Whip über Alles | 101 |
Nutritional Terrorism | 160 |
The Politics of Food | 178 |
Natural Foods and Negative Nutrition | 195 |
Darling Where Did You Put the Cardamom? | 213 |
Fast Foods and Quick Bucks | 227 |
Paradoxes of Plenty | 237 |
Epilogue | 256 |
Abbreviations for Frequently Cited Periodicals | 269 |
Other editions - View all
Paradox of Plenty: A Social History of Eating in Modern America Harvey A. Levenstein Limited preview - 1993 |
Paradox of Plenty: A Social History of Eating in Modern America Harvey Levenstein Limited preview - 2003 |
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