The Cambridge World History of Food

'This outstanding work of scholarship explains what we eat and why we eat it. The multidisciplinary articles discuss both individual foods and topcs such as food fads, famine, and eating disorders.'--'Outstanding Reference Sources,' American Libraries, May 2001.Examines the history of food and nutrition, covering all foods that are hunted, gathered, cultivated, and domesticated; their nutritional makeup and cultural/demographic impact; as well as food fads, taboos, additives, and labeling.