{"product_id":"restaurant-republic-9780816691319","title":"Restaurant Republic","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eBefore the 1820s, the vast majority of Americans ate only at home. As the nation began to urbanize and industrialize, home and work became increasingly divided, resulting in new forms of commercial dining.In this fascinating book, Kelly Erby explores the evolution of such eating alternatives in Boston during the nineteenth century. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eRestaurant Republic\u003c\/i\u003e acknowledges the struggles involved in the development of a modern American consumer society and demonstrates that dining can make complex, and even contradictory, impulses rational.\"—Andrew P. Haley, University of Southern Mississippi\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Boon for students and scholars alike.\"—\u003ci\u003eNew England Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eRestaurant Republic\u003c\/i\u003e presents a strong case study of a central development in urban, cultural history.\"—\u003ci\u003eReviews in American History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003cbr\u003e Introduction: Dining Out in Boston\u003cbr\u003e 1. Filet de Boeuf at the Tremont House: Luxury Hotel Dining Rooms\u003cbr\u003e 2. Bolted Beef and Bolted Pudding: Eating Houses\u003cbr\u003e 3. Charlotte Russe in the Afternoon: Elite Ladies’ Eateries\u003cbr\u003e 4. Roast, Chop Suey, and Beer: Cafés\u003cbr\u003e Epilogue: Ice Cream at Howard Johnson’s\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Minnesota Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405973659991,"sku":"9780816691319","price":28.12,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/restaurant-republic-9780816691319","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}