Paradox of Plenty
Subtitle: A Social History of Eating in Modern America
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: March 17, 1994
Language: eng
Number of pages: 368
ISBN-13: 9780195089189
First sentence: The signs of deprivation all around them-the breadlines, the people rummaging through garbage cans and selling apples on the streets, the hobos at the back door asking politely for a bite to eat, the heartrending stories from Appalachia-hardly altered most Americans' deep-rooted attitudes toward food.