num_pages: 376
description: In this sweeping history of food and eating in modern America, Harvey Levenstein explores the social, economic, and political factors that have shaped the American diet since 1930.
language: English
title: Paradox of Plenty: A Social History of Eating in Modern America
titlecomplete: Paradox of Plenty: A Social History of Eating in Modern America (California Studies in Food and Culture, 8)
genres: Environment, Nonfiction, Cultural, Health, Food, Food History, Sociology, Cooking, History, Nutrition
ratings_count: 189
series: California Studies in Food and Culture
publisher: University of California Press