Description
| Product ID: | 9780520383890 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | US |
| Series: | California Studies in Food and Culture |
| Title: | The Kingdom of Rye |
| Subtitle: | A Brief History of Russian Food |
| Authors: | Author: Darra Goldstein |
| Page Count: | 200 |
| Subjects: | History of other geographical groupings and regions, History of other lands, Cultural studies: food and society, National and regional cuisine, Food & society, National & regional cuisine, Former Soviet Union, USSR (Europe), Russia |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Celebrated food scholar Darra Goldstein takes readers on a vivid tour of history and culture through Russian cuisine. The Kingdom of Rye unearths the foods and flavors of the Russian land. Preeminent food studies scholar Darra Goldstein offers readers a concise, engaging, and gorgeously crafted story of Russian cuisine and culture. This story demonstrates how national identity is revealed through food—and how people know who they are by what they eat together. The Kingdom of Rye examines the Russians' ingenuity in overcoming hunger, a difficult climate, and a history of political hardship while deciphering Russia's social structures from within. This is a domestic history of Russian food that serves up a deeper history, demonstrating that the wooden spoon is mightier than the scepter. |
| Imprint Name: | University of California Press |
| Publisher Name: | University of California Press |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2022-05-24 |
