The Taste for Civilization: Food, Politics, and Civil Society

by Janet A. Flammang

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This book explores the idea that table activities--the mealtime rituals of food preparation, serving, and dining--lay the foundation for a proper education on the value of civility, the importance of the common good, and what it means to be a good citizen. The arts of conversation and diplomatic speech are learned and practiced at tables, and a political history of food practices recasts thoughtfulness and generosity as virtues that enhance civil...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0252076737

ISBN13:9780252076732

Release Date:October 2009

Publisher:University of Illinois Press

Length:344 Pages

Weight:1.25 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 5.9" x 8.9"

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Cooking Cooking Customs & Traditions History Holiday Cooking Political Science Politics & Government Politics & Social Sciences Women in History

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