Food and History: Teaching Social History Through the Study of Cuisine Patterns.

Gordon, Bertram M.

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Publication Date: 1974

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Food and History: Teaching Social History Through the Study of Cuisine Patterns

Gordon, Bertram M.

Social Studies, 65, 5, 204-207, Oct 74

Some interesting relationships between food and history -- working women and convenience food, exploration and the importation of new vegetables, reliance on potatoes and Irish emigration -- are suggested to indicate the usefulness of exploring history through eating habits. (JH)

Descriptors: Eating Habits, Food, History Instruction, Primary Sources, Social History, Sociocultural Patterns, Socioeconomic Influences, World History

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