Political Gastronomy

Informationen zum Autor Michael A. LaCombe teaches history at Adelphi University. Klappentext Michael A. LaCombe teaches history at Adelphi University. Zusammenfassung Political Gastronomy examines the many meanings of food as a symbol of power in the daily life and the political culture of early America. Struggling to establish status and precedence! English settlers and American Indians alike conveyed authority through shared meals and other significant exchanges of food. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Chapter 1. "Commutative Goodnesse": Food and Leadership Chapter 2. "Art of Authority": Hunger, Plenty, and the Common Stores Chapter 3. "By Shewing Power Purchasing Authoritie": Gender, Status, and Food Exchanges Chapter 4. "Would Rather Want Then Borrow, or Starve Then Not Pay": Refiguring English Dependency Chapter 5. "A Continuall and Dayly Table for Gentlemen of Fashion": Eating Like a Governor Chapter 6. "To Manifest the Greater State": English and Indians at Table Conclusion. "When Flesh Was Food": Reimagining the Early Period after 1660 Notes Index Acknowledgments

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Michael A. LaCombe

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Michael A. LaCombe teaches history at Adelphi University.

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Political Gastronomy examines the many meanings of food as a symbol of power in the daily life and the political culture of early America. Struggling to establish status and precedence, English settlers and American Indians alike conveyed authority through shared meals and other significant exchanges of food.

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Introduction
Chapter 1. "Commutative Goodnesse": Food and Leadership
Chapter 2. "Art of Authority": Hunger, Plenty, and the Common Stores
Chapter 3. "By Shewing Power Purchasing Authoritie": Gender, Status, and Food Exchanges
Chapter 4. "Would Rather Want Then Borrow, or Starve Then Not Pay": Refiguring English Dependency
Chapter 5. "A Continuall and Dayly Table for Gentlemen of Fashion": Eating Like a Governor
Chapter 6. "To Manifest the Greater State": English and Indians at Table
Conclusion. "When Flesh Was Food": Reimagining the Early Period after 1660
Notes
Index
Acknowledgments