Greenwood Press

Library Bookwatch, Feb, 2005

Greenwood Press

PO Box 5007, Westport, CT 06881-5007

$49.95/Each 1-800-225-5800

College-level students considering the history and culture of food around the world will find Greenwood's 'Food Culture' series exceptional: each provides an excellent historical overview, chapters on ingredients, major foods, and typical meals at home and in restaurants, and plenty of bibliographic references as well as a sampling of representative recipes. Fabio Parasecoli's Food Culture In Italy (0313327262) considers the changing role of women in Italian food history and culture; Another in the "Food Culture around the World" series, Laura Mason's Food Culture In Great Britain (031332798X) focuses on the impact of commercialization and globalization on British cooking. Melitta Weiss Adamson's Food In Medieval Times (0313321477) which part of the Greenwood Press "Food through History" series draws on period resources from literature to archaeological and religious texts to explore foods of both the upper crust and the masses. All are three titles offer excellent historical overviews and are highly recommended additions to personal, academic, and community library Culinary History collections.