Italian identity in the kitchen, or, Food and the nation

Publication Data

• Title Italian identity in the kitchen, or, Food and the nation
• Alternative Title Food and the nation
• Author Massimo Montanari
• Publisher Columbia University Press
• Publication date 2013
• Publication location New York
• Language English

Contents

Before there was an Italy there was a Europe
Italy is a network of cities
Models of cooking between unified and varied
Popular culture and culture of the elite
People and products that travel
Preservation and renewal of alimentary identities
Macaroni-eaters : how a national stereotype arose
The Artusian synthesis
The number of Italians increases
The "Italian miracle" : between modernity and tradition
The invention of regional cooking
Epilogue : in search of home cooking.

Topics

• Food :: Italy
• Cooking, Italian :: History
• Italians :: Ethnic identity
• National characteristics, Italian
• Italy :: Social life and customs
• Italy

Italian identity in the kitchen, or, Food and the nation by Massimo Montanari. ISBN 9780231160841. Published by Columbia University Press in 2013. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.