This handbook places existing works of food history in historiographical context, crossing disciplinary, chronological and geographic boundaries, while also sug
Food has, for most of our species history, been intensely political: who gets to eat what, how often, and through what means? The scale of polity in question ha
Food matters, not only as a subject of study in its own right, but also as a medium for conveying critical messages about capitalism, the environment, and socia
Fermentation, as a chemical and biological process, is everywhere. Countless societies throughout history have used it to form a vast array of foods and drinks,