Ken Albala Eating Right in the Renaissance (Hardback) (UK IMPORT)

Description: Further DetailsTitle: Eating Right in the RenaissanceCondition: NewISBN-10: 0520229479EAN: 9780520229471ISBN: 9780520229471Publisher: University of California PressFormat: HardbackRelease Date: 02/01/2002Description: Eating right has been an obsession for longer than we think. Renaissance Europe had its own flourishing tradition of dietary advice. Then, as now, an industry of experts churned out diet books for an eager and concerned public. Providing a cornucopia of information on food and an intriguing account of the differences between the nutritional logic of the past and our own time, this inviting book examines the wide-ranging dietary literature of the Renaissance. Ken Albala ultimately reveals the working of the Renaissance mind from a unique perspective: we come to understand a people through their ideas on food. Eating Right in the Renaissance takes us through an array of historical sources in a narrative that is witty and spiced with fascinating details. Why did early Renaissance writers recommend the herbs parsley, arugula, anise, and mint to fortify sexual prowess? Why was there such a strong outcry against melons and cucumbers, even though people continued to eat them in large quantities? Why was wine considered a necessary nutrient?As he explores these and other questions, Albala explains the history behind Renaissance dietary theories; the connections among food, exercise, and sex; the changing relationship between medicine and cuisine; and much more. Whereas modern nutritionists may promise a slimmer waistline, more stamina, or freedom from disease, Renaissance food writers had entirely different ideas about the value of eating right. As he uncovers these ideas from the past, Ken Albala puts our own dietary obsessions in an entirely new light in this elegantly written and often surprising new chapter on the history of food.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: USItem Height: 229mmItem Length: 152mmItem Width: 28mmItem Weight: 680gAuthor: Ken AlbalaGenre: Society & CultureTopic: Medicine, HistoryBook Series: California Studies in Food and CultureRelease Year: 2002 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.

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Book Title: Eating Right in the Renaissance

Title: Eating Right in the Renaissance

ISBN-10: 0520229479

EAN: 9780520229471

ISBN: 9780520229471

Release Date: 02/01/2002

Release Year: 2002

Country/Region of Manufacture: US

Genre: Society & Culture

Topic: History

Number of Pages: 324 Pages

Publication Name: Eating Right in the Renaissance

Language: English

Publisher: University of California Press

Item Height: 0.1 in

Publication Year: 2002

Subject: Europe / Renaissance, Agriculture & Food (See Also Political Science / Public Policy / Agriculture & Food Policy), History, Essays & Narratives

Type: Textbook

Item Weight: 23.4 Oz

Item Length: 0.9 in

Author: Ken Albala

Subject Area: Cooking, Social Science, History

Item Width: 0.7 in

Series: California Studies in Food and Culture Ser.

Format: Hardcover