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Cuisine and Empire (Rachel Laudan)Rachel Laudan tells the remarkable story of the rise and fall of the worlds great cuisinesfrom the mastery of grain cooking some twenty thousand years ago, to the presentin this superbly researched book. Probing beneath the apparent confusion of dozens of cuisines to reveal the underlying simplicity of the culinary family tree, she shows how periodic seismic shifts in culinary philosophybeliefs about health, the economy, politics, society and the
Rachel Laudan tells the remarkable story of the rise and fall of the world’s great cuisines—from the mastery of grain cooking some twenty thousand years ago, to the present—in this superbly researched book. Probing beneath the apparent confusion of dozens of cuisines to reveal the underlying simplicity of the culinary family tree, she shows how periodic seismic shifts in “culinary philosophy”—beliefs about health, the economy, politics, society and the gods—prompted the construction of new cuisines, a handful of which, chosen as the cuisines of empires, came to dominate the globe.Cuisine and Empire shows how merchants, missionaries, and the military took cuisines over mountains, oceans, deserts, and across political frontiers. Laudan’s innovative narrative treats cuisine, like language, clothing, or architecture, as something constructed by humans. By emphasizing how cooking turns farm products into food and by taking the globe rather than the nation as the stage, she challenges the agrarian, romantic, and nationalistic myths that underlie the contemporary food movement.
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★★★★★ 5
Great coloring books
Format: Paperback
These are fantastic for young children..or adults that still take time to color for relaxation
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Reviewed in the United States on February 4, 2026
★★★★★ 5
Well done coloring book
Format: Paperback
Well done coloring book. Nice format and story telling.
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Reviewed in the United States on October 12, 2025
★★★★★ 5
PChristmas is coming, never herts to plan ahead.
Format: Paperback
Very nice, looking forward to giving it to my grandson.
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Reviewed in the United States on September 29, 2025
★★★★★ 5
Actually is gigantic
Format: Paperback
Actually is very thick. This is a perfect gift. I will buy a box of these to hand out to my four grandsons and as gifts to other children in the future.
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Reviewed in the United States on March 24, 2026
★★★★★ 4
Lots to love, but pages are thin
Format: Paperback
This is a great little book with a variety of pictures and some nice short descriptions to stimulate conversation.
My main problem with it is that the pages are thin and when my 5 year old used a marker on them, it bled through 3 pages. (These were not particularly potent markers; if anything they were all bit dry and worn out.)
Use crayons and you should be fine.
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Reviewed in the United States on February 8, 2025