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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
an excellent book
I'm not sure what the previous reviewer expects in a book; sure this isn't a pop survey, but it's intelligent, thorough, and interesting. It is more of a scholarly history, so if you're after something simple try another book. This is very well researched, and if you're interested in the history of cooking as I am, it's an absorbing read.
Published on September 27, 2004 by smoothsoul
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9 of 25 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
scientific, unfortunately not amusing
Although the book's jacket cites a lot of flattering comments like "fascinating" and "to our pleasure, amusement ..." - unfortunately this is simply not true. The book is - for the average reader - overly scientific, dry and boring.
Published on December 19, 2000 by Werner Kattinger
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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
an excellent book,
By smoothsoul (New Zealand) - See all my reviews
This review is from: All Manners of Food: Eating and Taste in England and France from the Middle Ages to the Present (Paperback)
I'm not sure what the previous reviewer expects in a book; sure this isn't a pop survey, but it's intelligent, thorough, and interesting. It is more of a scholarly history, so if you're after something simple try another book. This is very well researched, and if you're interested in the history of cooking as I am, it's an absorbing read.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
still a classic,
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This review is from: All Manners of Food: Eating and Taste in England and France from the Middle Ages to the Present (Paperback)
This is a first class academic work. I have been assigned this book for my social history of food class for over ten years now. The students find it tough going. It is fairly "dry" but that's because it contains what many books on food to not .... an argument.
9 of 25 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
scientific, unfortunately not amusing,
This review is from: All Manners of Food: Eating and Taste in England and France from the Middle Ages to the Present (Paperback)
Although the book's jacket cites a lot of flattering comments like "fascinating" and "to our pleasure, amusement ..." - unfortunately this is simply not true. The book is - for the average reader - overly scientific, dry and boring.
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All Manners of Food: Eating and Taste in England and France from the Middle Ages to the Present by Stephen Mennell (Paperback - December 1, 1995)
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