Creating a Common Table in Twentieth-Century Argentina Doï¿½a Petrona, Women, and Food

Name: Creating a Common Table in Twentieth-Century Argentina Doï¿½a Petrona, Women, and Food
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ISBN: 9781469606903

ISBN-10: 1469606909

ISBN-13: 9781469606903

Edition: 2013

Authors: Rebekah E. Pite

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Dona Petrona C. de Gandulfo (c. 1896-1992) reigned as Argentina's preeminent domestic and culinary expert from the 1930s through the 1980s. An enduring culinary icon thanks to her magazine columns, radio programs, and television shows, she was likely second only to Eva Peron in terms of the fame she enjoyed and the adulation she received. Her cookbook garnered tremendous popularity, becoming one of the three best-selling books in Argentina. Dona Petrona capitalized on and contributed to the growing appreciation for women's domestic roles as the Argentine economy expanded and fell into periodic crises. Drawing on a wide range of materials, including her own interviews with Dona Petrona's…

Book details

List price: $37.50
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Publication date: 4/1/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 342
Size: 6.12" wide x 9.25" long x 0.77" tall
Weight: 1.100
Language: English

Rebekah E. Pite is assistant professor of history at Lafayette College.



Acknowledgments


Introduction: Setting the Table



The Elevation of Cooking in Turn-of-the-Century Argentina



Creating a Public in Buenos Aires and Beyond



Expanding Consumption and Middle-Class Domesticity



Professionalizing a Thriftier Homemaker



Shifting Priorities and Entertaining Inequalities



Cooking in and out of the Spotlight


Conclusion: Keeping the Table Set


Notes


Bibliography


Index