Table Talk : Building Democracy One Meal at a Time /

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Etiquette books insist that we never discuss politics during a meal. Janet A. Flammang provides a polite rebuttal, presenting vivid firsthand accounts of people's lives at the table to show how mealtimes can teach us the conversational give-and-take foundational to democracy.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Flammang, Janet A.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Urbana, IL : University of Illinois Pressq, 2016.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Manners and customs.
Food habits.
Civil society.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Civics & Citizenship.
SOCIAL SCIENCE/Customs & Traditions.
SOCIAL SCIENCE/Agriculture & Food.
Societe civile > États-Unis.
Habitudes alimentaires > États-Unis > Histoire.
Civil society > United States.
Food habits > United States > History.
United States.
États-Unis > Moeurs et coutumes > 1971-
United States > Social life and customs > 1971-
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Description
Summary:Etiquette books insist that we never discuss politics during a meal. Janet A. Flammang provides a polite rebuttal, presenting vivid firsthand accounts of people's lives at the table to show how mealtimes can teach us the conversational give-and-take foundational to democracy.
Physical Description:1 online resource (296 pages).
ISBN:9780252098550

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