{"product_id":"african-american-foodways-explorations-of-history-and-culture-9780252076305","title":"African American Foodways  Explorations of","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMoving beyond catfish and collard greens to the soul of African American cooking\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A quick and enjoyable read that is informative about the relationships between food, culture, and defining moments in world, southern, and African American history.”--\u003ci\u003eThe Journal of Southern History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This fascinating book reveals a little-known history and ties it to present-day values.  It is well written and accessible to a general audience, for whom it is highly recommended.\"--\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eMulticultural Review \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Anne L. Bower has compiled a very tasty collection of essays into which the historian or food lover can really sink his teeth. . . . The essays provide an expansive and interdisciplinary view of African American culinary history as well as insight into the current trends in what is more generally known as 'soul food.' \"--\u003ci\u003eSouthern Historian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eAfrican American Foodways: Exploration of History \u0026amp; Culture\u003c\/i\u003e is a must read for anyone interested in the influence of history and culture on how foods are produced, collected, stored, prepared, and consumed. It is an excellent resource for those interested in food and its connection to identity and will be an absolute delight for anyone who may have thought the tern 'soul food' was inclusive of the many meanings attached to food by African Americans and others.\"--\u003ci\u003eJournal of Family \u0026amp; Consumer Sciences\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An exquisite mélange of American and black history; famous black Americans and people they served; allusions to jazz, poetry, rap, stories, and literature; and food traditions make up this credible, readable book. . . . Recommended.\"--\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Bower's reputation in the study of African American foodways is already very significant, and this achievement will only add to it. With subjects ranging from soul food to cookbooks, the writers in this volume will change our thinking about African American food and culture.\"--Sherrie A. Inness, author of \u003ci\u003eSecret Ingredients: Race, Gender, and Class at the Dinner Table\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments   \/   ix\u003cbr\u003e Introduction: Watching \u003ci\u003eSoul Food Anne L. Bower\u003c\/i\u003e   \/   1\u003cbr\u003e PART ONE: THE HISTORY OF AFRICAN AMERICAN FOOD\u003cbr\u003e 1. Food Crops, Medicinal Plants, and the Atlantic Slave Trade \u003ci\u003eRobert L. Hall\u003c\/i\u003e   \/      17\u003cbr\u003e 2. Soul Food as Cultural Creation \u003ci\u003eWilliam C. Whit\u003c\/i\u003e   \/   45\u003cbr\u003e 3. Excavating the South's African American Food History \u003ci\u003eAnne Yentsch\u003c\/i\u003e   \/   59\u003cbr\u003e PART TWO: REPRESENTATIONS OF AFRICAN AMERICAN FOOD\u003cbr\u003e 4. From Fiction to Foodways: Working at the Intersections of African American Literary and Culinary Studies \u003ci\u003eDoris Witt\u003c\/i\u003e   \/   101\u003cbr\u003e 5. Chickens and Chains: Using African American Foodways to Understand Black Identities \u003ci\u003ePsyche Williams-Forson\u003c\/i\u003e   \/   126\u003cbr\u003e 6. Recipes for Respect: Black Hospitality Entrepreneurs before World War 1 \u003ci\u003eRafia Zafar\u003c\/i\u003e   \/   139\u003cbr\u003e 7. Recipes for History: The National Council of Negro Women's Five Historical Cookbooks \u003ci\u003eAnne L. Bower\u003c\/i\u003e   \/   153\u003cbr\u003e Contributors   \/   175\u003cbr\u003e Index   \/   177","brand":"MO - University of Illinois Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51138112356695,"sku":"9780252076305","price":17.09,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780252076305.jpg?v=1751918036","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/african-american-foodways-explorations-of-history-and-culture-9780252076305","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}