{"product_id":"the-early-american-table-9780875806372","title":"The Early American Table","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn exploration in the history of biopolitics, \u003ci\u003eThe Early American Table\u003c\/i\u003e offers a unique study of the ways in which English colonists in North America incorporated the you are what you eat philosophy into their conception of themselves and their proper place in society. Eden aptly demonstrates that ideas about the bodyideas that may seem irrelevant or even laughable todaynot only guided day-to-day personal behavior but also influenced society and politics. According to the seventeenth- and eighteenth-century understanding of the body, food affected the blood, bones, mind, and spirit in ways other social markers (e.g. clothes, manners, speech) did not because food was directly assimilated by the consumer. A plentiful, varied diet of high-quality refined foods created virtuous, refined individuals fit to govern society. In contrast, a more restricted diet of poor-quality, coarse foods made an individual coarse, even beastly, and unfit to lead. In the Old World, especially before \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA valuable addition to the body of scholarly works exploring history and culture through the lens of food. An intelligent, original contribution. Highly Recommended.\u003c\/p\u003e * Choice Reviews *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA fascinating study.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Hilda Smith, University of Cincinnati\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn original contribution to several fields of early American history and of British history too.\u003c\/p\u003e -- David Fahey, Miami University, Ohio\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eTable of Contents\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e Part I. The Individual Golden Mean\u003cbr\u003e Chapter One. The Humoral Body\u003cbr\u003e Chapter Two. The Humoral Society\u003cbr\u003e Chapter Three. Secure People and Societies\u003cbr\u003e Chapter Four. Insecurity and the Common Kettle\u003cbr\u003e Part II. The Social Golden Mean\u003cbr\u003e Chapter Five. The Mechanical Body\u003cbr\u003e Chapter Six. American Icons\u003cbr\u003e Chapter Seven. Which Golden Mean?\u003cbr\u003e Chapter Eight. A Mechanical Society\u003cbr\u003e Chapter Nine. The Yeoman Farmer\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Works Cited\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cornell University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406424645975,"sku":"9780875806372","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780875806372.jpg?v=1730495755","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-early-american-table-9780875806372","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}