Racial Indigestion Eating Bodies in the 19th Century |
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| Author:
| Tompkins, Kyla Wazana |
| Series title: | America and the Long 19th Century Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8147-7003-0 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2012 |
| Publisher: | New York University Press
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| Imprint: | NYU Press |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $32.00 |
Book Description:
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Explores the links between food, visual and literary culture. This book tells the story of the consolidation of nationalist mythologies of whiteness via the erotic politics of consumption and also combines through a visually stunning and rare archive of children's literature, architectural history, domestic manuals, dietetic tracts, and novels.
Explores the links between food, visual and literary culture. This book tells the story of the consolidation of nationalist mythologies of whiteness via the erotic politics of consumption and also combines through a visually stunning and rare archive of children's literature, architectural history, domestic manuals, dietetic tracts, and novels.