Stirring the Pot - Softcover

McCann, James C.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1849040362 ISBN 13: 9781849040365

Publisher: C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd, 2010

Synopsis

Rare Book

About this title

About the Author:

James C. McCann is a professor of history and the associate director of the African Studies Center at Boston University. He is the author of Maize and Grace: Africa's Encounter with a New World Crop, 1500-2000, which was the winner of the George Perkins Marsh Prize for Best Book in Environmental History; and Green Land, Brown Land, Black Land: An Environmental History of Africa

Review:

"In most of the West, attitudes toward food on the African continent tend to be more about need, NGOs, and necessity than about food history. James McCann's engaging and important Stirring the Pot: A History of African Cuisine aims to change all of that. - a must-have for any student of the food and culture of the African continent." - African Affairs "Well-written, clear, and informative, Stirring the Pot provides a compelling, readable history of food and cuisine in Africa - a remarkable book.A" Amy Bentley - associate professor in the department of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health, New York University 'A lively and engaging history of African food, cooking, and culinary cultures found within the continent and beyond. Indispensable reading for anyone interested in African history, the African diaspora, food studies, and women's contributions to culinary history.A" Judith Carney - Department of Geography, University of California, Los Angeles 'This book begins with an epigraph from Felipe Fernandez-Armesto: "Culture began when the raw got cooked" and a mouthwatering description of a feast prepared by Queen Taytu Bitul of Ethiopia in 1887. The reader is thus already enticed into this study of food and cuisine across Africa and across the centuries, with the emphasis on food as a marker of cultural identity. ... Stirring the Pot is a good read and one that will send you out scouring your neighbourhood for Ethiopian or other African-themed restaurants.' - Africa Research and Documentation Bulletin

About this edition

• Publisher: C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1849040362
• ISBN 13: 9781849040365
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 215