Culinary Nostalgia Regional Food Culture and the Urban Experience in Shanghai

Name: Culinary Nostalgia Regional Food Culture and the Urban Experience in Shanghai
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ISBN: 9780804786911

ISBN-10: 0804786917

ISBN-13: 9780804786911

Edition: 2009

Authors: Mark Swislocki

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Culinary Nostalgiais the first Western-language book to explore the unique significance that the Chinese people attach to their country's many distinct regional foods, as well as the shifting roles that Western food plays in urban life. Author Mark Swislocki focuses on Shanghai—a food lover's paradise—as a rich intersection of urban, regional, and national identities, and examines how tastes registered change and continuity at pivotal moments throughout the city's history. From the earliest accounts of Shanghai's specialty foodstuffs to the dazzling variety of regional cuisines and restaurants in the metropolis of today, this book uncovers how city residents have constructed their…

Book details

Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Publication date: 2/27/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 320
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English

Mark Swislocki is Assistant Professor of History at Brown University.