Every Nation Has Its Dish : Black Bodies and Black Food in Twentieth-Century America /

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This text gives a nuanced history of black foodways across the twentieth century, challenging traditional narratives of 'soul food' as a singular style of historical African American cuisine. It details the experiences and diverse convictions of several generations of African American acti...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wallach, Jennifer Jensen, 1974- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2019]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Food habits.
African Americans > Social life and customs.
COOKING > Regional & Ethnic > General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Agriculture & Food.
Noirs americains > Moeurs et coutumes > 20e siecle.
Noirs americains > Alimentation > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Habitudes alimentaires > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siecle.
African Americans > Social life and customs > 20th century.
African Americans > Food > History > 20th century.
Food habits > United States > History > 20th century.
United States.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:This text gives a nuanced history of black foodways across the twentieth century, challenging traditional narratives of 'soul food' as a singular style of historical African American cuisine. It details the experiences and diverse convictions of several generations of African American activists, ranging from Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Du Bois to Mary Church Terrell, Elijah Muhammad, and Dick Gregory.
Physical Description:1 online resource (264 pages).
ISBN:9781469645230

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