Dinner in Rome : a history of the world in one meal
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Uniform Title
Author
Contributors
Bagguley, Matt, 1971- translator.
Published
London : Reaktion Books, 2022.
ISBN
1789146747, 9781789146745
Status
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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La Grange Public Library - Stacks | 394.12 VIE | On Shelf |
Oak Brook Public Library - Nonfiction | 641.3 VIE | On Shelf |
Oak Lawn Public Library - Stacks | 641.3009 VIESTAD | On Shelf |
Thomas Ford Memorial Library - Stacks | 641.3 VIE | On Shelf |
Villa Park Public Library - Nonfiction | 394.12 VIE | On Shelf |
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Published
London : Reaktion Books, 2022.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
230 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
ISBN
1789146747, 9781789146745
Notes
General Note
"First published in Norwegian in 2020 by Kagge Forlag AS under the title En middag i Roma: verdenhistorien i et måltid"--title page verso.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Description
“There is more history in a bowl of pasta than in the Colosseum,” writes Andreas Viestad in Dinner in Rome. From the table of a classic Roman restaurant, Viestad takes us on a fascinating culinary exploration of the Eternal City and global civilization. Food, he argues, is history's secret driving force. Viestad finds deeper meanings in his meal: He uses the bread that begins his dinner to trace the origins of wheat and its role in Rome's rise as well as its downfall. With his fried artichoke antipasto, he explains olive oil's part in the religious conflict of sixteenth-century Europe. And, from his sorbet dessert, he recounts how lemons featured in the history of the Mafia in the nineteenth century and how the hunger for sugar fueled the slave trade. Viestad's dinner may be local, but his story is universal. His “culinary archaeology” is an entertaining, flavorful journey across the dinner table and time. Readers will never look at spaghetti carbonara the same way again.
Language
Translated from Norwegian.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Viestad, A., & Bagguley, M. (2022). Dinner in Rome: a history of the world in one meal . Reaktion Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Viestad, Andreas and Matt Bagguley. 2022. Dinner in Rome: A History of the World in One Meal. Reaktion Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Viestad, Andreas and Matt Bagguley. Dinner in Rome: A History of the World in One Meal Reaktion Books, 2022.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Viestad, Andreas, and Matt Bagguley. Dinner in Rome: A History of the World in One Meal Reaktion Books, 2022.
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